abhören

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German

Etymology

From ab- +‎ hören.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌhøːrən/, , , ,
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧hö‧ren
  • Rhymes: -øːʀən, -øːʁən

Verb

abhören (weak, third-person singular present hört ab, past tense hörte ab, past participle abgehört, auxiliary haben)

  1. to inspect, explore something by listening
    Synonym: abhorchen
    Ich habe die ganze Wand abgehört, aber ich konnte das Gespräch im Nebenzimmer nicht verstehen.
    I checked the whole wall with my ears, but I couldn't understand the conversation in the other room.
  2. (medicine) to auscultate
    Synonyms: abhorchen, (medical jargon) auskultieren
    Der Arzt hat mir die Lunge abgehört.The doctor auscultated my lungs.
  3. (espionage) to tap, wiretap, to record or listen to in secret
    Synonyms: belauschen, mithören, mitschneiden
    Das Gespräch wurde abgehört.The conversation was tapped.
  4. to listen to a recording (in an organised way, so as to determine the content, transcribe it, etc.)
    Wir haben über fünf Stunden Material, das wir noch abhören müssen.
    We have more than five hours of material that we still have to listen to.
  5. to test learned information (e.g. vocabulary) orally
    Synonym: abfragen (orally or in writing)
    Soll ich dir die Lateinvokabeln für morgen abhören?
    Do you want me to quiz you on your Latin vocab for tomorrow?

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Further reading

  • abhören” in Duden online
  • abhören” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache