hear
perceive by the ear; listen to; pay attention to: I hear you.
Not to be confused with:
here – in this place: Bring your chair over here by me.
v. heard (hûrd), hear•ing. v.t.
hear
(hîr)v. heard (hûrd), hear·ing, hears
v.tr.
1. To perceive (sound) by the ear: Can you hear the signal?2. To learn by hearing; be told by others: I heard she got married.
3.
a. To listen to (something) attentively or in an official capacity, as in a court: heard the last witness in the afternoon.
b. To listen to and consider favorably: Lord, hear my prayer!
c. To attend or participate in: hear Mass.
v.intr.
1. To be capable of perceiving sound.
2. To receive news or information; learn: I heard about your accident.
3. To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative: I won't hear of your going!
Phrasal Verb:hear from
1. To get a letter, telephone call, or transmitted communication from.
2. To be reprimanded by: If you don't do your homework, you're going to hear from me.
Idioms:hear, hear
Used to express approval.
never hear the end of
To be complained to or told about (something) repeatedly or for a long time.
[Middle English hearen, Old English hīeran; see kous- in Indo-European roots.]
hear
(hɪə)vb, hears, hearing or heard (hɜːd)
1. (Physiology) (tr) to perceive (a sound) with the sense of hearing
2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to listen to: did you hear what I said?.
3. (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?.
4. (Law) law to give a hearing to (a case)
5. (when: intr, usually foll by of and used with a negative) to listen (to) with favour, assent, etc: she wouldn't hear of it.
6. (foll by: from) to receive a letter, news, etc (from)
7. hear! hear! an exclamation used to show approval of something said
8. hear tell dialect to be told (about); learn (of)
[Old English hieran; related to Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan, Old High German hōren, Greek akouein]
ˈhearable adj
ˈhearer n
hear
(hɪər)v. heard (hûrd), hear•ing. v.t.
1. to perceive by the ear: to hear noises.
2. to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news.
3. to listen to; give or pay attention to.
4. to be among the audience at or of (something): to hear a recital.
5. to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly: to hear a case.
6. to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone): to hear the defendant.
7. to listen to with favor, assent, or compliance.
v.i.
v.i.
8. to be capable of perceiving sound by the ear; have the faculty of perceiving sound vibrations.
9. to receive information by the ear or otherwise: to hear from a friend.
10. to listen with favor, assent, or compliance (often fol. by of): I will not hear of your going.
11. (used interjectionally in the phrase Hear! Hear! to express approval, as of a speech.)
[before 950; Middle English heren, Old English hēran, hīeran, c. Old Saxon hōrian, Old High German hōrren, Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan; perhaps akin to Greek akoúein (see acoustic)]
hear′a•ble, adj.
hear′er, n.
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