horen.
to hear
Meaning & usage
to hear
Ik hoor een vogel zingen buiten.
Heb je dat geluid gehoord?
to belong
Zij horen bij ons.
Dit boek hoort in die kast.
to be supposed to, to be meant to
Je hoort je kamer op te ruimen.
Je hoort dat zo te doen.
to be appropriate, polite or agreeing with social norms (lit. to be heard of)
Dat hoort niet zo, je moet je excuses aanbieden.
In sommige culturen hoort het om schoenen uit te doen bij binnenkomst.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch horen, from Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.