ouvir

(Anglès)

  1. (transitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear, without necessarily paying attention to it)
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to pay attention to
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to take into account, take into consideration
  4. (intransitive) to have the sense of hearing
  5. (colloquial, figuratively, intransitive) to be reprimanded, be embarrassed

Freqüència

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/o(w)ˈvi(ʁ)/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese ouvyr, oyr, from earlier ouir, from Latin audīre, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”). Cognate with Galician ouvir, Spanish oír, Catalan oir, Occitan ausir, French ouïr, Italian udire and Romanian auzi.

Related words

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