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).

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 hearer

In other words, the hearer is better able to judge of the singer's throat action than the singer himself.

The Psychology of Singing |David C. Taylor
He was thinking not so much of what he was saying as of his hearer.

The Grey Lady |Henry Seton Merriman
Suddenly a deep slumberous breath, drawn close to her ear, makes her aware that her hearer has lapsed into sleep.

Red as a Rose is She |Rhoda Broughton
With that came a desire to try them first on some other hearer.

Soul of a Bishop |H. G. Wells

Nevertheless, the words did thrill through the veins of the hearer.

East Lynne |Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for hearer

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 hearer

hear

[ hîr ]

v.

To perceive (sound) by the ear.

Idioms and Phrases with hearer

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

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hear

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

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

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 hearer

British Dictionary definitions for hearer

verb hears, hearing or heard (hɜːd)

Derived forms of hear

Word Origin for hear

Medical definitions for hearer

v.

Idioms and Phrases with hearer

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

hear

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

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

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 hearer

Example sentences from the Web for hearer

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verb hears, hearing or heard (hɜːd)

Derived forms of hear

Word Origin for hear

Medical definitions for hearer

v.

Idioms and Phrases with hearer

British Dictionary definitions for hearer