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Definition of 'hear'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) hear
to perceive by the ear:
to hear noises.

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

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

4.  hear
to be among the audience at or of (something):
to hear a recital.

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

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

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

8. (v.i.) hear
to be capable of perceiving sound by the ear; have the faculty of perceiving sound vibrations.

9.  hear
to receive information by the ear or otherwise:
to hear from a friend.

10.  hear
to listen with favor, assent, or compliance (often fol. by of):
I will not hear of your going.

11.  hear
(used interjectionally in the phrase Hear! Hear! to express approval, as of a speech.)

Etymology: (bef. 950; ME heren, OE hēran, hīeran, c. OS hōrian, OHG hōrren, ON heyra, Go hausjan; perh. akin to Gk akoúein (see acoustic ))

Definition of 'hear'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) hear
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

2. (verb) learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
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"

3. (verb) hear, try
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
"The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"

4. (verb) hear
receive a communication from someone
"We heard nothing from our son for five years"

5. (verb) listen, hear, take heed
listen and pay attention
"Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"

Definition of 'hear'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) hear
to understand sounds using your ears
My grandmother can't hear very well.; Did you hear that noise?

2.  hear
to be told
Did you hear about Caryn's new job?; I heard that he went to jail.

3.  hear
to listen to a performance, speech, etc.
I went to hear the Symphony play last night.

4.  hear
(of a judge or court) to listen to facts and make a legal judgment
The Supreme Court will hear the case.

Definition of 'hear'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) hear
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

2. (verb) hear
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

3. (verb) hear
to attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass

4. (verb) hear
to give attention to as a teacher or judge

5. (verb) hear
to accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor

6. (verb) hear
to have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound

7. (verb) hear
to use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen

8. (verb) hear
to be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter

Translation of 'hear'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear I don't hear very well; Speak louder; – I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.
Afrikaans: hoor	Arabic: يَسْمَع	Bulgarian: чувам
Brazilian: ouvir	Czech: slyšet	German: hören
Danish: høre	Greek: ακούω	Spanish: oír
Estonian: kuulma	Farsi: شنيدن	Finnish: kuulla
French: entendre	Hebrew: לִשמוֹעַ	Hindi: सुनना
Croatian: cuti	Hungarian: (meg)hall	Indonesian: mendengar
Icelandic: heyra	Italian: sentire	Japanese: 聞く
Korean: 듣다	Lithuanian: girdėti	Latvian: dzirdēt
Malay: dengar	Dutch: horen	Norwegian: høre
Polish: słyszeć	Persian: شنيدن	Pashto: اوريدل ، منل ، اورول توجه
Portuguese: ouvir	Romanian: a auzi	Russian: слышать
Slovak: počuť	Slovenian: slišati	Serbian: čuti
Swedish: höra	Thai: ได้ยิน	Turkish: duymak, işitmek
Taiwanese: 聽見	Ukrainian: чути	Urdu: اصوات کو سننا
Vietnamese: nghe	Chinese: 听见
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