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hear

[heer]

verb (used with object)

heard, hearing 
  1. to perceive by the ear.

    Didn't you hear the doorbell?

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  2. to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of.

    to hear news.

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  3. to listen to; give or pay attention to.

    They refused to hear our side of the argument.

  4. to be among the audience at or of (something).

    to hear a recital.

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  5. to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly.

    to hear a case.

  6. to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone).

    to hear the defendant.

  7. to listen to with favor, assent, or compliance.

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  8. (of a computer) to perceive by speech recognition.



verb (used without object)

heard, hearing 
  1. to be capable of perceiving sound by the ear; have the faculty of perceiving sound vibrations.

  2. to receive information by the ear or otherwise.

    to hear from a friend.

  3. to listen with favor, assent, or compliance (often followed byof ).

    I will not hear of your going.

  4. (of a computer) to be capable of perceiving by speech recognition.

  5. (used as an interjection in the phrase Hear! Hear! to express approval, as of a speech.)

hear

/ ɪə /

verb

  1. (tr) 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. 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. to listen (to) with favour, assent, etc

    she wouldn't hear of it

  6. to receive a letter, news, etc (from)

  7. an exclamation used to show approval of something said

  8. dialectto be told (about); learn (of)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • hearable adjective
  • hearer noun
  • outhear verb (used with object)
  • rehear verb
  • unhearable adjective
  • ˈ𲹰 adjective
  • ˈ𲹰 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hear1

First recorded before 950; Middle English heren, Old English hēran, hīeran; cognate with Dutch horen, German ö, Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan; perhaps akin to Greek ú𾱲 ( acoustic )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hear1

Old English hieran; related to Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan, Old High German ō, Greek akouein
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idioms beginning with hear, also see another county heard from; hard of hearing; never hear the end of; not have it (hear of it); unheard of.
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Synonym Study

Hear, listen apply to the perception of sound. To hear is to have such perception by means of the auditory sense: to hear distant bells. To listen is to give attention in order to hear and understand the meaning of a sound or sounds: to listen to what is being said; to listen for a well-known footstep.
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Example Sentences

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On Friday, he will appear in court in London for the latest hearing after he was charged with grievous bodily harm over an alleged assault in a nightclub in 2023.

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It said the inquiry would report to a single chairperson and its panel would have the power to call witnesses to hearings.

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"We get no alarms or warnings from officials about Israeli attacks. We just hear the blasts and hope our place isn't hit. But where can we go? Nowhere feels safe."

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For a few brief years in his life, after hearing this passage of Whitman’s poem in class, Chuck allowed himself to feel wonderful, until a horrifying discovery set him on a different path.

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"The whole time all we could hear was the sound of our ceilings and our roofs caving in behind us."

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