anhören

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German

Etymology

an- +‎ hören

Pronunciation

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

Verb

anhören (weak, third-person singular present hört an, past tense hörte an, past participle angehört, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to listen to the end, to hear out
    Mein Plan mag verrückt sein, aber hört mich an.
    My plan might be crazy, but hear me out.
  2. (transitive, dative reflexive) to listen to something
    Ich höre mir deine Idee an.I'm listening to your idea.
    Zuerst hörte er sich den Vortrag an und dann kritisierte er ihn.
    First he listened to the lecture and then he criticized it.
  3. (reflexive, copulative) to sound
    Dein Angebot hört sich gar nicht mal so schlecht an.
    Your offer doesn’t sound all that bad.

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Further reading

  • anhören” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • anhören” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • anhören” in Duden online
  • anhören” in OpenThesaurus.de