gehoor

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧hoor

Verb

gehoor

  1. past participle of hoor

Noun

gehoor (plural gehore, diminutive gehoortjie)

  1. (uncountable) hearing (the ability to hear)
  2. audience

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gehoor, ghehoor, ghehoer, equivalent to ge- + horen. Compare German Low German Gehöör, German Gehör.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

gehoor n (uncountable)

  1. 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.
  2. audience, listeners
    De muzikanten kregen een staande ovatie van het gehoor.The musicians received a standing ovation from the audience.

Derived terms

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