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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
/ ɪə /
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
dialectto be told (about); learn (of)
Other 51Թ Forms
- hearable adjective
- hearer noun
- outhear verb (used with object)
- rehear verb
- unhearable adjective
- ˈ adjective
- ˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hear1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
It said the inquiry would report to a single chairperson and its panel would have the power to call witnesses to hearings.
"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."
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.
"The whole time all we could hear was the sound of our ceilings and our roofs caving in behind us."
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