oír.
to hear
Meaning & usage
to hear
¡Oiga, por favor!
to hear (passively perceive a sound)
Oí ruidos extraños viniendo desde detrás de la puerta y tuve miedo.
to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking)
Cada mañana oigo el canto de los pájaros.
to sound
Eso se oye interesante.
to heed; to listen to
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Spanish oir, from Latin audīre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”). Compare French ouïr, Italian udire, Portuguese ouvir, and Romanian auzi.
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