Definitions
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- verb transitive To give ear to;
hear (intently);attend (to); pay attention or give heed to;listen to.
Etymologies
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From be- (“at, about”) + hear. Cognate with Dutch behoren ("to belong").
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Examples
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Or behear ye the birds, at the Goddess 'command how they sing unafraid!
Brother Copas Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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Or behear ye the sheep, to the husbanding rams how they bleat to the shade!
Brother Copas Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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In the second, well Jon Hendricks is something to behold (or behear?) when he solos.
Sadly, No! 2008
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