verb
Meaning 1
To hear again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rehear
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: R IY0 HH IY1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To try (a lawsuit, etc.) again judicially.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The court will rehear the case on Monday.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
hear or try a court case anew
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: retry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hear, try
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: réentendre — to hear again
- Manx: aachlasht — to hear again
- Manx: aachluinn — to hear again
- Manx: aa-eaisht rish — to hear again