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hear
[heer]
verb (used with object)
to perceive by the ear.
Didn't you hear the doorbell?
Synonyms:to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of.
to hear news.
Synonyms:to listen to; give or pay attention to.
They refused to hear our side of the argument.
to be among the audience at or of (something).
to hear a recital.
Synonyms:to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly.
to hear a case.
to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone).
to hear the defendant.
to listen to with favor, assent, or compliance.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:(of a computer) to perceive by speech recognition.
verb (used without object)
to be capable of perceiving sound by the ear; have the faculty of perceiving sound vibrations.
to receive information by the ear or otherwise.
to hear from a friend.
to listen with favor, assent, or compliance (often followed byof ).
I will not hear of your going.
(of a computer) to be capable of perceiving by speech recognition.
(used as an interjection in the phrase Hear! Hear! to express approval, as of a speech.)
hear
/ ³óÉŖÉ /
verb
(tr) to perceive (a sound) with the sense of hearing
(tr; may take a clause as object) to listen to
did you hear what I said?
to be informed (of); receive information (about)
to hear of his success
have you heard?
law to give a hearing to (a case)
to listen (to) with favour, assent, etc
she wouldn't hear of it
to receive a letter, news, etc (from)
an exclamation used to show approval of something said
dialectĢżto be told (about); learn (of)
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- hearable adjective
- hearer noun
- outhear verb (used with object)
- rehear verb
- unhearable adjective
- Ė³ó±š²¹°ł²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
- Ė³ó±š²¹°ł±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of hear1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The show affirms his gift for what it was: Davis was a painterās painter, a deeply thoughtful and idiosyncratic Black voice heard by other artists and aficionados, even as his work was in invigorating development.
āRichard can be heard last and highest in the vocal queue,ā Lewis writes.
His next hearing is scheduled for June 27.
"But from the second day, when I heard that regular people - people I didn't know, people like me - had also been killed, I started to feel sorrow, fear and sadness."
Mr Boelter is scheduled to return to court for his next hearing 27 June.
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