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Abhören
     1. n. gerund of abhören
     2. n.          (medicine) auscultation
     3. v. to inspect, explore something by listening
           Ich habe die ganze Wand abgehört, aber ich konnte das Gespräch im Nebenzimmer nicht verstehen. - I checked the whole wall with my ears, but I couldn't understand the conversation in the other r
     4. v. (medicine) to auscultate
           Der Arzt hat mir die Lunge abgehört. - The doctor auscultated my lungs.
     5. v. (espionage) to tap, wiretap, to record or listen to in secret
           Das Gespräch wurde abgehört. - The conversation was tapped.
     6. v. to listen to a recording (in an organised way, so as to determine the content, transcribe it, etc.)
           Wir haben über fünf Stunden Material, das wir noch abhören müssen. - We have more than five hours of material that we still have to listen to.
     7. v. to test learned information (e.g. vocabulary) orally
           Soll ich dir die Lateinvokabeln für morgen abhören? - Do you want me to quiz you on your Latin vocab for tomorrow?
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary