Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rehear

/ɹihˈiɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
re-hear
IPA
/ɹihˈiɹ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hear again.

Transitive verb

verb

To try (a lawsuit, etc.) again judicially.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan Old English hīeran Middle English heren English hear English rehear From re- + hear.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rehears (present, singular) rehearing (participle, present) reheard (participle, past) reheard (past)

Synonyms

retry

Rhymes With

here we're hear ear tier weir seer sight-seer overhear keir puppeteer bier

Questions

How do you pronounce rehear?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹihˈiɹ/.
What does rehear mean?
To hear again.
Where does rehear come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan Old English hīeran Middle English heren English hear English rehear From re- + hear.

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