hear, hear

English

Etymology

From 1689. Imperative, used as an exclamation to call attention to a speaker; now a general cry of approbation.

Interjection

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.

   Hearty congratulations are in order to Selma for her successful completion of the curriculum. / Hear, hear!

Usage notes

An occasion where this phrase appears commonly is parliaments with the Westminster system, e.g. UK, as the members are not allowed to applaud.

Related terms

• hear ye, hear ye

 

Translations

expression of support

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 好好！ (zh) (hǎo, hǎo!)

• Finnish: hyvin puhuttu, hyvä puhe, hyvä (fi)
• German: hört, hört, sehr richtig (de)
• Greek: άκουσον, άκουσον (ákouson, ákouson)
• Hungarian: úgy van(, úgy van)!, (literally) halljuk, halljuk!
• Icelandic: heyr, heyr
• Swedish: hör, hör
• Welsh: clywch, clywch

See also

• now, now
• oi oi
• oyez, oyez, oyez
• shame, shame
• there, there

 

References

• “hear! hear!”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Further reading

hear, hear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia