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Hear

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Verb

1. hear

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

2. discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

Example Sentences:
'I learned that she has two grown-up children'
'I see that you have been promoted'

3. hear, try

examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process

Example Sentences:
'The jury had heard all the evidence'
'The case will be tried in California'

4. hear

receive a communication from someone

Example Sentences:
'We heard nothing from our son for five years'

5. hear, listen, take heed

listen and pay attention

Example Sentences:
'Listen to your father'
'We must hear the expert before we make a decision'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hear

see synonyms of hear
verbWord forms: hears, hearing or heard (hɜːd )
1. (transitive)
to perceive (a sound) with the sense of hearing
2. (tr; may take a clause as object)
to listen to
did you hear what I said?
3. (when intr, sometimes foll by of or about; when tr, may take a clause as object)
to be informed (of); receive information (about)
to hear of his success
have you heard?
4. law
to give a hearing to (a case)
5. (when intr, usually foll by of and used with a negative)
to listen (to) with favour, assent, etc
she wouldn't hear of it
6. (intransitive; foll by from)
to receive a letter, news, etc (from)
7.  hear! hear!
8.  hear tell

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Hear

see synonyms of hear
verb transitiveWord forms: heard (hɜrd ; hʉrd) or ˈhearing
1. 
to perceive or sense (sounds), esp. through stimulation of auditory nerves in the ear by sound waves
2. 
to listen to and consider
; specif.,
a. 
to take notice of; pay attention to
hear what I tell you
b. 
to listen to officially; give a formal hearing to
to hear a child's lessons
c. 
to conduct an examination or hearing of (a law case, etc.); try
d. 
to consent to; grant
hear my plea
e. 
to understand
I hear you
f. 
to be a member of the audience at (an opera, lecture, etc.)
3. 
to be informed of; be told; learn
to hear a rumor
verb intransitive
4. 
to have a normally functioning ear or ears; be able to hear sounds
5. 
to listen
6. 
to be told or informed (of or about)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hear

see synonyms of hear
v. heard (hûrd), hear·ing, hears
v.tr.
1. To perceive (sound) by the ear: Can you hear the signal?
2. To learn by hearing; be told by others: I heard she got married.
3.
a. To listen to (something) attentively or in an official capacity, as in a court: heard the last witness in the afternoon.
b. To listen to and consider favorably: Lord, hear my prayer!
c. To attend or participate in: hear Mass.
v.intr.
1. To be capable of perceiving sound.
2. To receive news or information; learn: I heard about your accident.
3. To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative: I won't hear of your going!

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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