ouvir

From Old Galician-Portuguese ouvyr, oyr, from earlier ouir, from Latin audīre, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”).

Cognate with Portuguese ouvir, Spanish oír, Catalan oir, Occitan ausir, French ouïr, Italian udire and Romanian auzi.

• IPA^(key): /ow.ˈβiɾ/

ouvir (first-person singular present ouzo, first-person singular preterite ouvín, past participle ouvido)
ouvir (first-person singular present ouço, first-person singular preterite ouvim or ouvi, past participle ouvido, reintegrationist norm)

2. (transitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear, without necessarily paying attention to it)

   Synonym: sentir

• ouvinte

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ouvir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

From Old Galician-Portuguese ouvyr, oyr, from earlier ouir, from Latin audīre, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”).

Cognate with Galician ouvir, Spanish oír, Catalan oir, Occitan ausir, French ouïr, Italian udire and Romanian auzi.

• (São Miguel, Azores) IPA^(key):
• Homophone: ouvi (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: ou‧vir

ouvir (first-person singular present ouço or oiço, first-person singular preterite ouvi, past participle ouvido)

2. (transitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear, without necessarily paying attention to it)
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 100:

     Se ao menos a gente pudesse ouvir o que estão dizendo!

     If at least we could hear what they're saying!

   • 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “Os pêssegos”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 29:

     Não se ouvia mais nada, além dos ruídos naturais do pôquer. O clicar das fichas. Frases curtas: "Dou cartas." "Vou." "Não vou." "Pago pra ver." "Não é possível!"

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (transitive, figuratively) to pay attention to
4. (transitive, figuratively) to take into account, take into consideration
5. (intransitive) to have the sense of hearing
6. (intransitive, figuratively, colloquial) to be reprimanded, be embarrassed

• ouvidor
• ouvinte

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: obi
• Kabuverdianu: obi, uví
• Macanese: uví