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ouvir.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/o(w)ˈvi(ʁ)/Brazil[o(ʊ̯)ˈvi(h)]Brazil/o(w)ˈvi(ɾ)/São-Paulo[o(ʊ̯)ˈvi(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to hear (to perceive with the ear, without necessarily paying attention to it)

    transitive
  2. to pay attention to

    figuratively · transitive
  3. to take into account, take into consideration

    figuratively · transitive
  4. to have the sense of hearing

    intransitive
  5. to be reprimanded, be embarrassed

    colloquial · figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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