"hear, hear" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: From 1689. Imperative, used as an exclamation to call attention to a speaker; now a general cry of approbation. Originally "hear him". Head templates: {{en-interj}} hear, hear
  1. (often after a toast) Let us hear and applaud the previous speaker; I endorse the previous statement; expression of support, agreement, or enthusiasm for what has just been said. Tags: often Related terms: now, now, shame, shame, there, there Translations (expression of support): 好好! (hǎo, hǎo!) (Chinese Mandarin), hyvin puhuttu (Finnish), hyvä puhe (Finnish), hyvä (Finnish), hört, hört (German), sehr richtig (German), άκουσον, άκουσον (ákouson, ákouson) (Greek), úgy van(, úgy van)! (Hungarian), halljuk, halljuk! [literally] (Hungarian), heyr, heyr (Icelandic), hör, hör (Swedish)

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          "text": "Hearty congratulations are in order to Selma for her successful completion of the curriculum. / Hear, hear!"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "hǎo, hǎo!",
          "sense": "expression of support",
          "word": "好好!"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "expression of support",
          "word": "hyvin puhuttu"
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          "sense": "expression of support",
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          "sense": "expression of support",
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          "sense": "expression of support",
          "word": "hört, hört"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "expression of support",
          "word": "sehr richtig"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ákouson, ákouson",
          "sense": "expression of support",
          "word": "άκουσον, άκουσον"
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          "sense": "expression of support",
          "word": "úgy van(, úgy van)!"
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          "sense": "expression of support",
          "word": "heyr, heyr"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "expression of support",
          "word": "hör, hör"
        }
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      "roman": "hǎo, hǎo!",
      "sense": "expression of support",
      "word": "好好!"
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      "sense": "expression of support",
      "word": "hyvin puhuttu"
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      "sense": "expression of support",
      "word": "hyvä puhe"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expression of support",
      "word": "hyvä"
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      "sense": "expression of support",
      "word": "hört, hört"
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      "sense": "expression of support",
      "word": "sehr richtig"
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      "sense": "expression of support",
      "word": "άκουσον, άκουσον"
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      "sense": "expression of support",
      "word": "úgy van(, úgy van)!"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "expression of support",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "halljuk, halljuk!"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "expression of support",
      "word": "heyr, heyr"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expression of support",
      "word": "hör, hör"
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