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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Verb
gehoor
- past participle of hoor
Noun
gehoor (plural gehore, diminutive gehoortjie)
- (uncountable) hearing (the ability to hear)
- audience
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gehoor, ghehoor, ghehoer, equivalent to ge- + horen. Compare German Low German Gehöör, German Gehör.
Pronunciation
Noun
gehoor n (uncountable)
- hearing (faculty)
- Mijn grootvader heeft een slecht gehoor. ― My grandfather has poor hearing.
- Na de explosie had hij tijdelijk zijn gehoor verloren. ― After the explosion, he temporarily lost his hearing.
- audience, listeners
- De muzikanten kregen een staande ovatie van het gehoor. ― The musicians received a standing ovation from the audience.
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