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hear

/ˈhɪɚ/verb1 syllable

Hear means: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally.

Synonyms for hear13

verb, as in get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

learn, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see, witness, find

verb, as in listen and pay attention

listen, take heed

verb, as in examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process

What does hear mean?5

verb

1

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally“I learned that she has two grown-up children”

2

listen and pay attention“Listen to your father”

3

examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process“The jury had heard all the evidence”

4

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

5

receive a communication from someone“We heard nothing from our son for five years”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hear?4

one syllable

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Hear in a sentence

  • They could hear the elegant, flowing sound of a harp coming from somewhere.unknown
  • Let me hear from you now and again, will you?CK
  • You know, sometimes you need to hear it.orcrist
  • If you hear anything new from him, please let me know about it.CK
  • If he should hear the news, he would be shocked.unknown
  • However, if he is brain-dead, he will never think, speak, or hear again.orcrist
  • Don't interrupt me but hear me out, please.unknown
  • If you have not yet paid this bill, please let us hear from you.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of hear

as a verb

past tense
heard
past participle
heard
present participle
hearing
third-person singular
hears