Meaning

  1. (weak) to belong to, be the property of
  2. (weak) to be a prerequisite for; to be a characteristic of
  3. (weak) to belong to, be a part of
  4. (reflexive,weak) to be proper
  5. (auxiliary,weak) ought to be [with past participle]; occasionally used to form a modal passive

Concepts

belong to

be proper

be subject to

be affiliated with

to be part of

apply to

be right

Synonyms

sich gehören

angemessen sein

gehören zu

angebracht sein

Anstandsregeln entsprechen

gebietet der Anstand

in Besitz sein von

schicklich sein

bürgerlichen Gepflogenheiten entsprechen

Pflicht sein

vom Anstand geboten sein

Anstandsregeln Genüge tun

bringen können

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gheere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈhøːʁən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German gehœren (“listen to, obey”), from Old High German gihōrian (“to hearken to”), from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *gahauzijaną (compare Old English ġehīeran, Old Saxon gihōrian, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gahausjan)). By surface analysis, ge- + hören. Compare with English hear.

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