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hear

[heer]

verb, heard [hurd]

, hear⋅ing.

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–verb (used with object)

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

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: They refused to hear our side of the argument.

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.

8.	(of a computer) to perceive by speech recognition.

–verb (used without object)

9.	to be capable of perceiving sound by the ear; have the faculty of perceiving sound vibrations.

10.	to receive information by the ear or otherwise: to hear from a friend.

11.	to listen with favor, assent, or compliance (often fol. by of): I will not hear of your going.

12.	(of a computer) to be capable of perceiving by speech recognition.

13.	(used interjectionally in the phrase Hear! Hear! to express approval, as of a speech).

Origin:
bef. 950; ME heren, OE hēran, hīeran; c. D horen, G hören, ON heyra, Goth hausjan; perh. akin to Gk akoúein (see acoustic )

Related forms:

hear⋅a⋅ble, adjective

hearer, noun

Synonyms:
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.

Antonyms:
7. disregard.

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hear (hîr)

v. heard (hûrd), hear·ing, hears

v. tr.

To perceive (sound) by the ear: Can you hear the signal?
To learn by hearing; be told by others: I heard she got married.
1. To listen to attentively: Hear what I have to tell you.
2. To listen to in an official, professional, or formal capacity: heard the last witness in the afternoon.
3. To listen to and consider favorably: Lord, hear my prayer!
4. To attend or participate in: hear Mass.

v. intr.

To be capable of perceiving sound.
To receive news or information; learn: I heard about your accident.
To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative: I won't hear of your going!

Phrasal Verb(s):
hear from

To get a letter, telephone call, or transmitted communication from.
To be reprimanded by: If you don't do your homework, you're going to hear from me.

Idiom(s):
hear, hearUsed to express approval.

[Middle English hearen, Old English hīeran; see kous- in Indo-European roots.]
hear'er n.

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Hear

Hear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heard; p. pr. & vb. n. Hearing.] [OE. heren, AS,. hi['e]ran, h?ran, h?ran; akin to OS. h?rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h?ren, G. h["o]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw: h["o]ra, Dan. hore, Goth. hausjan, and perh. to Gr. ?, E. acoustic. Cf. Hark, Hearken.]

1. 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.

Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of travelers. --Shak.

He had been heard to utter an ominous growl. --Macaulay.

2. 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.

3. To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass.

4. To give attention to as a teacher or judge.

Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. --2 Sam. xv. 3.

I beseech your honor to hear me one single word. --Shak.

5. To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor.

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice. --Ps. cxvi. 1.

They think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. --Matt. vi. 7.

Hear him. See Remark, under Hear, v. i.

To hear a bird sing, to receive private communication. [Colloq.] --Shak.

To hear say, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to receive by rumor. [Colloq.]

Hear

Hear\, v. i. 1. To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. "The Hearing ear." --Prov. xx. 12.

2. To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen.

So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard, Well pleased, but answered not. --Milton.

3. To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter.

I have heard, sir, of such a man. --Shak.

I must hear from thee every day in the hour. --Shak.

To hear ill, to be blamed. [Obs.]

Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome, he heard ill for his temporizing and slow proceedings. --Holland.

To hear well, to be praised. [Obs.]

Note: Hear, or Hear him, is often used in the imperative, especially in the course of a speech in English assemblies, to call attention to the words of the speaker.

Hear him, . . . a cry indicative, according to the tone, of admiration, acquiescence, indignation, or derision. --Macaulay.

Language Translation for : hear

Spanish: oír,

German: hören,

Japanese: 聞く

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hear

O.E. heran (Anglian), (ge)hieran, hyran (W.Saxon), from P.Gmc. *khauzjianan (cf. O.N. hegra, O.Fris. hora, Du. horen, Ger. hören, Goth. hausjan), perhaps from PIE base *(s)keu- "to notice, observe." Spelling difference between hear and here developed 1200-1550. Hearing "listening to evidence in a court of law" is from 1576; hearsay is 1532 from phrase to hear say. O.E. also had the excellent adj. hiersum "ready to hear, obedient," lit. "hear-some" with suffix from handsome, etc. Hear, hear! (1689) was originally imperative, used as an exclamation to call attention to a speaker's words; now a general cheer of approval. Originally it was hear him!

Main Entry: hear
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: heard; hear·ing
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2 a : to take testimony from hear 30 witnesses> b : to take (as testimony) at a hearing heard statements from the victim's family>

Main Entry: hear
Pronunciation: 'hi(&)r
Function: verb
Inflected Form: heard /'h&rd/; hear·ing /'hi(&)r-i[ng]/
transitive senses
: to perceive or apprehend by the ear hear intransitive senses
: to have the capacity of apprehending sound

hear (hēr)
v. heard (hûrd), hear·ing, hears
To perceive (sound) by the ear.

hear

In addition to the idioms beginning with hear, 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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