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oír

/oˈiɾ/, [oˈiɾ]

hear

Verb oír (first-person singular present oigo, first-person singular preterite oí, past participle oído)

  1. (intransitive) to hear
    ¡Oiga, por favor!
    Excuse me!
  2. (transitive) to hear (passively perceive a sound)
    Oí ruidos extraños viniendo desde detrás de la puerta y tuve miedo.
    I heard strange noises coming from behind the door and got scared.
  3. (transitive) to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking)
    Cada mañana oigo el canto de los pájaros.
    Every morning I listen to the singing of the birds.
  4. (transitive) to heed; to listen to

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Tom no pudo evitar oír lo que Mary le dijo a John.

    Tom couldn't help overhearing what Mary said to John.

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  • Estaba muy feliz de oír las noticias.

    I was very glad to hear the news.

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  • Al oír el silbato, partieron a toda velocidad.

    On hearing the whistle, they started at full speed.

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  • Tú puedes oír el goteo del agua por la tubería.

    You can hear the water dripping from the pipe.

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  • Tom quiere oír ambos lados de la historia.

    Tom wants to hear both sides of the story.

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  • Me alegra oír que ganaron.

    I'm glad to hear of your success.

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  • Y aquellos que fueron vistos bailando fueron considerados locos por aquellos que no podían oír la música.

    And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.

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  • Tom le dijo a María algo que no pude oír.

    Tom said something to Mary that I couldn't hear.

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  • Tom trató de no oír a Mary y a John discutir su situación financiera.

    Tom tried not to listen to Mary and John discussing their financial situation.

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  • Me alegro de oír que sabes cómo la llaman.

    I am glad to hear that you know how she is called.

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