See also: Horen, hören, and Hören

Danish

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Noun

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horen c

  1. definite singular of hore

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoːrə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ho‧ren
  • Rhymes: -oːrən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch horen, from Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Verb

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horen

  1. (transitive) to hear
    Ik hoor een vogel zingen buiten.I hear a bird singing outside.
    Heb je dat geluid gehoord?Did you hear that sound?
  2. (intransitive) to belong
    Zij horen bij ons.They belong with us.
    Dit boek hoort in die kast.This book belongs in that shelf.
    De sleutels horen in het laatje.The keys belong in the drawer.
  3. (auxiliary, with te) to be supposed to, to be meant to
    Je hoort je kamer op te ruimen.You are supposed to clean up your room.
    Je hoort dat zo te doen.You are supposed to do it that way.
    We horen te vertrekken voor zonsopgang.We are meant to leave before sunrise.
  4. (intransitive) to be appropriate, polite or agreeing with social norms (lit. to be heard of)
    Dat hoort niet zo, je moet je excuses aanbieden.That's not appropriate, you should apologize.
    In sommige culturen hoort het om schoenen uit te doen bij binnenkomst.In some cultures, it's the norm to take off shoes when entering.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of horen (weak)
infinitive horen
past singular hoorde
past participle gehoord
infinitive horen
gerund horen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular hoor hoorde
2nd person sing. (jij) hoort, hoor2 hoorde
2nd person sing. (u) hoort hoorde
2nd person sing. (gij) hoort hoorde
3rd person singular hoort hoorde
plural horen hoorden
subjunctive sing.1 hore hoorde
subjunctive plur.1 horen hoorden
imperative sing. hoor
imperative plur.1 hoort
participles horend gehoord
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: hoor
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: horo
  • Jersey Dutch: hôre
  • Negerhollands: hoor
    • Virgin Islands Creole: hoor (dated)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: hoar

Etymology 2

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Noun

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horen m (plural horens, diminutive horentje n)

  1. Alternative spelling of hoorn

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Verb

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hôren

  1. to hear (perceive audibly)
  2. to hear, to learn of (audibly or otherwise)
  3. to listen
  4. to listen to, to obey
  5. to belong to
  6. to be subservient to
  7. to be part of
  8. to be necessary for

Inflection

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Weak
Infinitive hôren
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive hôren
In genitive hôrens
In dative hôrene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular hôre
2nd singular hôors, hôres
3rd singular hôort, hôret
1st plural hôren
2nd plural hôort, hôret
3rd plural hôren
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular hôre
2nd singular hôors, hôres
3rd singular hôre
1st plural hôren
2nd plural hôort, hôret
3rd plural hôren
Imperative Present
Singular hôor, hôre
Plural hôort, hôret
Present Past
Participle hôrende

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English hārian; equivalent to hor (hoar) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔːrən/, /ˈhɔːriən/

Verb

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horen

  1. To develop grey, white, or hoary hair.
  2. (rare) To become old or elderly.
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Descendants
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  • English: hoar (obsolete)
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Etymology 2

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From Old English hōran, from Proto-Germanic *hōrōniz; equivalent to hore (whore) +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

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horen

  1. plural of hore (whore)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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horen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of hore

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, whence also Old English hīeran, Old Norse heyra.

Verb

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hōren

  1. to hear
  2. to obey

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Welsh

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Noun

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horen

  1. h-prothesized form of oren

Mutation

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Mutated forms of oren
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
oren unchanged unchanged horen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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