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German
Etymology
From Middle High German erhœren, from Old High German irhōren. Equivalent to er- + hören.
Pronunciation
Verb
erhören (weak, third-person singular present erhört, past tense erhörte, past participle erhört, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to grant
- (dated, transitive) to hear
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Genesis 16:11 (with KJV translation)
Weiter sprach der Engel des HERRN zu ihr: Siehe, du bist schwanger geworden und wirst einen Sohn gebären, des namen sollst du Ismael heißen, darum daß der HERR dein Elend erhört hat.- And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
erhören (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
erhören (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “erhören” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “erhören” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “erhören” in Duden online
- “erhören” in OpenThesaurus.de