behear – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of behear

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to behear
Participle: beheard
Gerund: behearing

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of behear

Indicative

Present

Ibehear
youbehear
he;she;itbehears
webehear
youbehear
theybehear

Perfect

Ihave beheard
youhave beheard
he;she;ithas beheard
wehave beheard
youhave beheard
theyhave beheard

Past

Ibeheard
youbeheard
he;she;itbeheard
webeheard
youbeheard
theybeheard

Pluperfect

Ihad beheard
youhad beheard
he;she;ithad beheard
wehad beheard
youhad beheard
theyhad beheard

Future

Iwill behear
youwill behear
he;she;itwill behear
wewill behear
youwill behear
theywill behear

Future Perfect

Iwill have beheard
youwill have beheard
he;she;itwill have beheard
wewill have beheard
youwill have beheard
theywill have beheard

Subjunctive

Present

Ibehear
youbehear
he;she;itbehear
webehear
youbehear
theybehear

Perfect

Ihave beheard
youhave beheard
he;she;ithave beheard
wehave beheard
youhave beheard
theyhave beheard

Imperfect

Ibeheard
youbeheard
he;she;itbeheard
webeheard
youbeheard
theybeheard

Pluperfect

Ihad beheard
youhad beheard
he;she;ithad beheard
wehad beheard
youhad beheard
theyhad beheard

Conditional

Present

Iwould behear
youwould behear
he;she;itwould behear
wewould behear
youwould behear
theywould behear

Perfect

Iwould have beheard
youwould have beheard
he;she;itwould have beheard
wewould have beheard
youwould have beheard
theywould have beheard

Imperative

youbehear
weLet's behear
youbehear

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam behearing
youare behearing
he;she;itis behearing
weare behearing
youare behearing
theyare behearing

Perfect

Ihave been behearing
youhave been behearing
he;she;ithas been behearing
wehave been behearing
youhave been behearing
theyhave been behearing

Past

Iwas behearing
youwere behearing
he;she;itwas behearing
wewere behearing
youwere behearing
theywere behearing

Pluperfect

Ihad been behearing
youhad been behearing
he;she;ithad been behearing
wehad been behearing
youhad been behearing
theyhad been behearing

Future

Iwill be behearing
youwill be behearing
he;she;itwill be behearing
wewill be behearing
youwill be behearing
theywill be behearing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been behearing
youwill have been behearing
he;she;itwill have been behearing
wewill have been behearing
youwill have been behearing
theywill have been behearing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be behearing
youwould be behearing
he;she;itwould be behearing
wewould be behearing
youwould be behearing
theywould be behearing

Perfect

Iwould have been behearing
youwould have been behearing
he;she;itwould have been behearing
wewould have been behearing
youwould have been behearing
theywould have been behearing

Other

Verbs similar to 'behear'

bedear, behead, beheart, betear, rehear, bear, bebar, becheat, bedeal, beer,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to pay attention to a sound
attend, give ear, hark, harken, lend an ear, list, listen close, mind, note, listen

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From be- (“at, about”) + hear. Cognate with Scots behere, behear (“to hear, hear our cry”), West Frisian beheare (“to administer; manage”), Dutch behoren (“to belong”). See: Dutch 'behoren'.

Sample Sentences

  • All that beheard three witty young men, 'Twas Robin Hood, Scarlet, and John, […] [1826, Robin Hood, (Please provide the book title or journal name):]
  • In some incidental way he beheard him of the poor widow's difficulty, and at once the manhood in him asserted itself. [1877, The Sunday magazine:]
  • "Did you do it yoursel', Grizel ? God behears, she did it hersel!" [1896, Edward Livermore Burlingame, Robert Bridges, Alfred Dashiell, Scribner's magazine, Volume 20:]
  • "The good Lord behear!" he exclaimed, stood stock-still for a moment, and waddled off at top speed towards the back door. "We must tell Aunt at once! […]" [1897, Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne, Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson, The novels and tales of Robert Louis Stevenson:]
  • All that beheard his little footepage, As he watered his masters steed […] [1901, A Book of romantic ballads]
  • Or behear ye the sheep, to the husbanding rams how they bleat to the shade! Or behear ye the birds, at the Goddess' command how they sing unafraid! [1911, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Brother Copas:]
  • A' this beheard a little footpage, Fast hid ahind a tree; An' he's awa' to seek his laird, Sae fast as he can hie. [1923, H. P. Lovecraft, The Conservative:]
  • He has a touch so precise yet delicate that it is a joy to behear. [1972 August 26, Billboard:]
  • We knew that feedback could affect the turntable/arm/cartridge resonances in ways unpleasant and unrealistic to behear. To our surprise, the Linn, compared against the est Japanese and European turntables, did sound better. [1978, Jazz:]
  • His cymbal wash during the five songs taken from a live Swedish radio broadcast is a wonder to behear. [1996, Musician:]
  • Still, this is a pretty joyous thing to behear. [2008, The Wire:]
  • They worked completely in unison, doubling the parts in a mirror-like fashion that was a sight to behold and a sound to behear. [2012, Alan Goldsher, Modest Mouse:]