hear

[ heer ]

/ hɪər /

verb (used with object), heard [hurd] /hɜrd/, hear·ing.

to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?

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

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.

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.

(of a computer) to perceive by speech recognition.

verb (used without object), heard [hurd] /hɜrd/, hear·ing.

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).

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Origin of hear

before 950; Middle English heren, Old English hēran, hīeran; cognate with Dutch horen, German hören, Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan; perhaps akin to Greek akoúein (see acoustic)

SYNONYMS FOR hear

1, 2 attend. Hear, listen apply to the perception of sound. To hear is to have such perception by means of the auditory sense: to hear distant bells. To listen is to give attention in order to hear and understand the meaning of a sound or sounds: to listen to what is being said; to listen for a well-known footstep.

4 attend.

7 regard, heed.

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ANTONYMS FOR hear

7 disregard.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hear

hear·a·ble, adjective hear·er, noun half-heard, adjective out·hear, verb (used with object), out·heard, out·hear·ing.

re·hear, verb, re·heard, re·hear·ing. un·hear·a·ble, adjective well-heard, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hear

hear here heard herd

Words nearby hear

healy, heaney, heao, heap, heaping, hear, hear a peep out of, hear a pin drop, can, hear from, hear of, hear oneself think, can't

Example sentences from the Web for hear

One wants speech to be free, but one doesn't actually want to hear it.

Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead |Luke O’Neil |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Or has the see and hear and speak-no-evil stance of the Republican House persuaded him that he is in the clear?

The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence |Jason Berry |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Do as Tumblr has done and scrub her last words off the Internet—erase everything she wanted the world to hear.

Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism |Arthur Chu |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Betrayal…you can hear it…betraying the thing he loves for a cheap bit of film publicity.

The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile |Robert Ward |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST

Every time a conservative pol gets caught in a racial mess, we hear the same weary and laughable tune.

Steve Scalise and the Right’s Ridiculous Racial Blame Game |Michael Tomasky |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
If you have ever seen a stranger group than we were, I should be glad to hear of it.

Ravenshoe |Henry Kingsley
"That's all very well, but yait till you hear how he sarved me out," said a poor, simple-looking creature.

Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent |William Carleton
But the watcher made no movement, nor could I hear a sound, save that of the rising wind playing its dirge through the woods.

In Hostile Red |Joseph Altsheler
Mr Riddell knows very little about sports, though I do hear he was seen coxing a schoolhouse boat this morning.

The Willoughby Captains |Talbot Baines Reed
It relieved him to see the two ladies seated opposite each other in the bow window, and to hear something like a laugh in the air.

The Marriage of Elinor |Margaret Oliphant

British Dictionary definitions for hear

hear

/ (hɪə) /

verb hears, hearing or heard (hɜːd)

(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?

(when intr, sometimes foll by of or about; when tr, may take a clause as object) to be informed (of); receive information (about) to hear of his success; have you heard?

law to give a hearing to (a case)

(when intr, usually foll by of and used with a negative) to listen (to) with favour, assent, etc she wouldn't hear of it

(intr foll by from) 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 of hear

hearable, adjective hearer, noun

Word Origin for hear

Old English hieran; related to Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan, Old High German hōren, Greek akouein

Medical definitions for hear

hear

[ hîr ]

v.

To perceive (sound) by the ear.

Idioms and Phrases with hear

hear

In addition to the idioms beginning with hear

hear a peep out of
hear a pin drop, can
hear from
hear of
hear oneself think, can't
hear out

also see:

another county heard from
hard of hearing
never hear the end of
not have it (hear of it)
unheard of

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

hear

verb (used with object), heard [hurd] /hɜrd/, hear·ing.

verb (used without object), heard [hurd] /hɜrd/, hear·ing.

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Origin of hear

SYNONYMS FOR hear

ANTONYMS FOR hear

OTHER WORDS FROM hear

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hear

Words nearby hear

Example sentences from the Web for hear

British Dictionary definitions for hear

verb hears, hearing or heard (hɜːd)

Derived forms of hear

Word Origin for hear

Medical definitions for hear

v.

Idioms and Phrases with hear

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

hear

verb (used with object), heard [hurd] /hɜrd/, hear·ing.

verb (used without object), heard [hurd] /hɜrd/, hear·ing.

VIDEO FOR HEAR

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Origin of hear

SYNONYMS FOR hear

ANTONYMS FOR hear

OTHER WORDS FROM hear

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hear

Words nearby hear

Words related to hear

Example sentences from the Web for hear

British Dictionary definitions for hear

verb hears, hearing or heard (hɜːd)

Derived forms of hear

Word Origin for hear

Medical definitions for hear

v.

Idioms and Phrases with hear