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oír

/oˈiɾ/

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verb/oˈiɾ/

to hear; to hear (passively perceive a sound); to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking); to heed; to listen to

¡Oiga, por favor!Excuse me!

Synonyms: escuchar

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.