What does HEAR mean?
Definitions for HEAR
hɪərhear
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word HEAR.
Princeton's WordNet
hearverb
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, seeverb
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
"I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
hear, tryverb
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
"The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
hearverb
receive a communication from someone
"We heard nothing from our son for five years"
listen, hear, take heedverb
listen and pay attention
"Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
Wiktionary
hearverb
To have the faculty of being able to perceive sounds, through the ear.
I was deaf, and now I can hear.
hearverb
To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
I heard a sound from outside the window.
hearverb
To excercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
hearverb
To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.
hearverb
To receive information about; to come to learn of.
hearverb
To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
Your case will be heard at the end of the month.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Hearverb
The trumpeters and singers were as one sound to be heard in praising the Lord. 2 Chro. v. 13.
He sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. Acts xxiv. 24.
I must beg the forbearance of censure, ’till I have been heard out in the sequel of this discourse. John Locke.
Hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. Ezek. iii. 17.
They think they shall be heard for their much speaking. Mat.
Hear the causes, and judge righteously. Deutr. i. 16.
Or hear’st thou rather pure ethereal stream,
Whose fountain who shall tell? John Milton.Hear’st thou submissive, but a lowly birth? Matthew Prior.
To HEARverb
Etymology: hyran, Saxon; hooren, Dutch.
Sound is nothing but a certain modulation of the external air, which, being gathered by the external ear, beats, as is supposed, upon the membrana tympani, which moves the four little bones in the tympanum: in like manner as it is beat by the external air, these little bones move the internal air which is in the tympanum and vestibulum; which internal air makes an impression upon the auditory nerve in the labyrinth and cochlea, according as it is moved by the little bones in the tympanum: so that, according to the various reflexions of the external air, the internal air makes various impressions upon the auditory nerve, the immediate organ of hearing; and these different impressions represent different sounds. John Quincy.
The object of hearing is sound, whose variety is so great, that it brings in admirable store of intelligence. William Holder.
Since ’tis your command, what you so well
Are pleas’d to hear, I cannot grieve to tell. John Denham.I have heard by many of this man. Acts ix. 13.
I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. Is. xxi. 3.
Prepare to hear of such a crime
As tragick poets, since the birth of time,
Ne’er feign’d. Nahum Tate, Juven. Sat. 15.This, of eldest parents, leaves us more in the dark, who, by divine institution, has a right to civil power, than those who never heard any thing at all of heir or descent. John Locke.
Wikipedia
hear
Hearing, or auditory perception, is the ability to perceive sounds through an organ, such as an ear, by detecting vibrations as periodic changes in the pressure of a surrounding medium. The academic field concerned with hearing is auditory science. Sound may be heard through solid, liquid, or gaseous matter. It is one of the traditional five senses. Partial or total inability to hear is called hearing loss. In humans and other vertebrates, hearing is performed primarily by the auditory system: mechanical waves, known as vibrations, are detected by the ear and transduced into nerve impulses that are perceived by the brain (primarily in the temporal lobe). Like touch, audition requires sensitivity to the movement of molecules in the world outside the organism. Both hearing and touch are types of mechanosensation.
ChatGPT
hear
To hear means to perceive or detect sound through the ears. It is the ability to receive auditory stimuli and process it into meaningful information. Hearing allows individuals to be aware of the sounds around them and understand spoken communication.
Webster Dictionary
Hearverb
to perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call
Hearverb
to give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow
Hearverb
to attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass
Hearverb
to give attention to as a teacher or judge
Hearverb
to accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor
Hearverb
to have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound
Hearverb
to use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen
Hearverb
to be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter
Etymology: [OE. heren, AS,. hiran, hran, hran; akin to OS. hrian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. hren, G. hren, Icel. heyra, Sw. hra, Dan. hore, Goth. hausjan, and perh. to Gr. 'akoy`ein, E. acoustic. Cf. Hark, Hearken.]
Wikidata
Hear
Hear is a 2002 album released by Johnny Diesel.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hear
hēr, v.t. to perceive by the ear: to comprehend: to listen to: to grant or obey: to answer favourably: to attend to: to try judicially: to be a hearer of: (Milt.) to be called.—v.i. to have the sense of hearing: to listen: to be told:—pr.p. hear′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. heard (hėrd).—ns. Hear′er; Hear′ing, act of perceiving by the ear: the sense of perceiving sound: opportunity to be heard: audience: judicial investigation and hearing of arguments, esp. of trial without a jury: reach of the ear: (coll.) a scolding; Hear′say, common talk: rumour: report.—adj. of or pertaining to a report given by others.—v.i. to repeat rumours.—Hear, hear! an exclamation of approval, uttered by the hearers of a speech; Hearsay evidence, evidence at second hand; Hear tell of, to hear some one speak of; I will not hear of, I will not listen to the notion or proposal. [A.S. hýran; Dut. hooren, Ice. heyra, Ger. hören, Goth. hausjan.]
Editors Contribution
hear
To perceive sound with our ears or other senses.
They hear the music with their ears and feet.
Submitted by MaryC on December 30, 2019
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'HEAR' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #835
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'HEAR' in Written Corpus Frequency: #369
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'HEAR' in Verbs Frequency: #56
Anagrams for HEAR »
RHAe
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of HEAR in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of HEAR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of HEAR in a Sentence
When they hear the President say things like,' I'm not a racist,' they turn around amongst themselves and say,' He just has to say that for practical reasons,'' he just has to say that basically to get himself cover, to do the things that we want him to do,'.
Education is about thinking critically. It's about hearing people you don't agree with. And this is what we want to teach our children, in order for us to educate our young people to be democratic, to be liberal, they have to hear the other side.
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.
We need to have a strategy, there is no strategy. And anybody that says that there is, I'd like to hear what it is. Because it certainly isn't apparent now.
James Stewart did a movie with Otto Preminger [ 1959’s ‘ Anatomy of a Murder ’ ] where a whole trial scene revolved around a woman’s underpants, james Stewart said, ‘ I got an Oscar nomination for that, but boy, did I hear from my fan base. They thought it was very, very risqu and asked me not to do that kind of material anymore. And I did n’t. Maybe I made a mistake. ’.
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- hoorAfrikaans
- سمع, يسمعArabic
- duymaq, eşitməkAzerbaijani
- чуць, учуцьBelarusian
- чувамBulgarian
- শোনাBengali
- klevedBreton
- oir, sentirCatalan, Valencian
- slyšetCzech
- слꙑшатиOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- clywedWelsh
- høreDanish
- hörenGerman
- ακούωGreek
- aŭdiEsperanto
- oírSpanish
- kuulmaEstonian
- شنیدنPersian
- kuullaFinnish
- hoyraFaroese
- entendreFrench
- cluin, airigh, cloisIrish
- cluinnScottish Gaelic
- oírGalician
- clinManx
- שׁמעHebrew
- सुननाHindi
- hallHungarian
- լսելArmenian
- audirInterlingua
- dengarIndonesian
- audarIdo
- heyraIcelandic
- udire, sentireItalian
- 伺う, 聞くJapanese
- სმენა, გაგონებაGeorgian
- естуKazakh
- ស្ដាប់ឮ, ឮKhmer
- ಕೇಳುKannada
- 듣다Korean
- guh lê bûn, بیستن, bîstinKurdish
- угууKyrgyz
- audioLatin
- héierenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ໄດ້ຍິນLao
- girdėtiLithuanian
- dzirdētLatvian
- слушаMacedonian
- കേൾക്കുകMalayalam
- сонсохMongolian
- dengarMalay
- sama'Maltese
- ကြားBurmese
- horenDutch
- høreNorwegian
- słyszeć, usłyszećPolish
- اورولPashto, Pushto
- ouvirPortuguese
- uyariyQuechua
- udirRomansh
- auziRomanian
- услышать, слышатьRussian
- intèndiri, intèndhere, intendi, intènnereSardinian
- чути, čuti, slušati, слушатиSerbo-Croatian
- ඇසෙනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- čuťSlovak
- slišatiSlovene
- dëgjonAlbanian
- höraSwedish
- கேள்Tamil
- వినుTelugu
- шуниданTajik
- ได้ยิน, รับฟังThai
- eşitmekTurkmen
- duymak, işitmekTurkish
- ишетергәTatar
- faʻaroʻoTahitian
- чутиUkrainian
- سنناUrdu
- eshitib qolmoq, eshitmoqUzbek
- ngheVietnamese
- הערןYiddish
- 听Chinese
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