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horen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • belong verb To be rightfully owned by someone.
  • hear verb To perceive sound through the ears.
  • horn noun A hard, pointed growth on the head of certain animals, such as cattle, goats, or rhinos.
  • listen verb To pay attention with your ears in order to hear something.
  • read verb To look at written words or symbols and understand their meaning.

Senses

horen is used for these senses in English:

  • belong (of a person) To be accepted in a group.
  • belong (followed by to) To be a part of a group.
  • belong (intransitive) To have its proper place.
  • belong (intransitive, followed by to) To be part of, or the property of.
  • belong (intransitive, followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.
  • horn (countable) A conical device used to direct waves.
  • listen (intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
  • read (transitive, telecommunications) To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.

belong — full definition

  1. verb To be rightfully owned by someone.
  2. verb To be a proper or accepted member of a group or place.

hear — full definition

  1. verb To perceive sound through the ears.
  2. verb To receive news or information about something.
  3. verb To listen to and formally consider a case in a court of law.

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