No. 2,879 in Dutch
aanhoren
To listen to or hear out.
In a sentence
Ik moest haar lange klacht aanhoren.
I had to listen to her long complaint.
Used here to mean "listen to attentively."
Hij wilde niets van mijn uitleg aanhoren.
He didn’t want to listen to my explanation.
Here it means "reject hearing or listening to."
Wij aanhoorden het prachtige pianospel van de artiest.
We listened attentively to the beautiful piano play of the artist.
Conveys the act of enjoying or focusing on a performance.
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