Definition of hear Hear
/hiˈɹ/ - [heer] - hear
We found 17 definitions of hear from 5 different sources.
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| hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense | ||
| perceive, comprehend become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest" | ||
| overhear, take in, catch make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight" | ||
| catch, get contract; "did you catch a cold?" | ||
| hear - examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" | ||
| try | ||
| probe, examine question or examine thoroughly and closely | ||
| rehear, retry hear or try a court case anew | ||
| hear - receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years" | ||
| receive, pick up convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio signals" | ||
| hear - 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" | ||
| learn, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see | ||
| get the goods discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail" | ||
| wise up get wise to; "They wised up to it" | ||
| trip up, catch detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator" | ||
| ascertain learn or discover with certainty | ||
| discover, find make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" | ||
| witness, find, see be a witness to; "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court" | ||
| hear - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" | ||
| listen, take heed | ||
| pore, centre, center, rivet, focus, concentrate move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" | ||
| incline feel favorably disposed or willing; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hear (v. t.)
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. - hear (v. t.)
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. - hear (v. t.)
To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass. - hear (v. t.)
To give attention to as a teacher or judge. - hear (v. t.)
To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor. - hear (v. i.)
To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. - hear (v. i.)
To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen. - hear (v. i.)
To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To perceive sound with the ear, without necessarily paying attention to it. -
hear
To examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
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🔤- hear, verb, present, 1st person singular of hear (infinitive).
- hear, verb (infinitive).
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