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слышь

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  • 1.

    listen, hey, say, look here

    Слышь, подожди́ меня́!

    Hey, wait for me!

    Very colloquial; short for «слышишь». Used to grab someone's attention.

  • 2.

    y'know, you see, mind you

    Я, слышь, туда́ бо́льше не пойду́.

    I'm not going there again, y'know.

    Inserted parenthetically in casual speech.

  • 3.

    (rareapparently, seemingly

    Он, слышь, уже́ уе́хал в го́род.

    He has apparently already left for town.

    Regional and folksy usage.

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This shouldn't be a separate entry in the dictionary.
It is just imperative singular of слы́шать.

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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Johan edited usage info and related words 3 months ago.
  • TonyUK edited translation 2 years ago.
  • anonymous edited word type 6 years ago.