anhören

German

Etymology

an- + hören

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. (ditransitive) to listen to something [+accusative] for oneself [+dative]
    Zuerst hörte er sich den Vortrag an und dann kritisierte er ihn.
    First he listened to the lecture and then he criticized it.
  2. (reflexive) to sound
    Dein Angebot hört sich gar nicht mal so schlecht an.
    Your offer doesn’t sound all that bad.

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