entr'ouïr
French, verb/ɑ̃.tʁwiʁ/
entr'ouïr is spelled E-N-T-R-O-U-Ï-R (8 letters). Entr'ouïr is a French verb meaning “to hear poorly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “N’entendre qu’à demi”.
What does entr'ouïr mean in English?
verb
- 1
datedrareto hear poorly
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. N’entendre qu’à demi.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of entr'ouïr
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- entr'ouïssant gerund participle present
- entr'oyant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- entr'ouï participle past
- entr'ouïs first-person indicative present
- entr'ois first-person indicative present
- entr'ouït indicative present singular
- entr'oit indicative present singular
- entr'ouïssons first-person indicative plural
- entr'oyons first-person indicative plural
- entr'ouïssez indicative plural present
- entr'oyez indicative plural present
- entr'ouïssent indicative plural present
- entr'oient indicative plural present
- entr'ouïssais first-person imperfect indicative
- entr'oyais first-person imperfect indicative
- entr'ouïssait imperfect indicative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entr'ouïr?
- /ɑ̃.tʁwiʁ/
- /ɑ̃.tʁu.iʁ/
- \ɑ̃.tʁ‿wiʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.