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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 by of ):
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?
- whenintr, sometimes foll by of or about; when tr, may take a clause as object to be informed (of); receive information (about)
have you heard?
to hear of his success
- law to give a hearing to (a case)
- whenintr, usually foll by of and used with a negative to listen (to) with favour, assent, etc
she wouldn't hear of it
- intrfoll byfrom to receive a letter, news, etc (from)
- hear! hear!an exclamation used to show approval of something said
- hear tell dialect.to be told (about); learn (of)
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·· adjective
- · noun
- dzܳ· verb (used with object) outheard outhearing
- · verb reheard rehearing
- un··· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hear1
Idioms and Phrases
- another county heard from
- hard of hearing
- never hear the end of
- not have it (hear of it)
- unheard of
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
District Judge David O. Carter, the judge who commissioned the audit, criticized Adams Kellum for failing to show up for a hearing where the findings were discussed.
Gwent Police said it was not aware of stab vests being worn or stashed but would welcome hearing more about young people's experiences, while the Welsh government said it took school safety "extremely seriously".
"I never switch on the TV and hear any sort of strong voice," he said.
McKinnor said she has regular town halls with her communities and the main topics of concern she’s heard from constituents are affording rent, rising grocery prices and everyday bills.
He reasoned that the government could stay solvent with a $4-billion payout — and yet it was still the largest sex abuse payout he has ever heard of.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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