behear

Verb

(third-person singular simple present behears, present participle behearing, simple past and past participle beheard)

To give ear to; hear (intently); attend (to); pay attention or give heed to; listen to.

Origin

From be- (“at, about”) +‎ hear. Cognate with Dutch behoren (“to belong”).

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