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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
hear       [heer] Pronunciation Key verb, heard       [hurd] Pronunciation Key, hear·ing.
–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 héran, hīeran; c. D horen, G hören, ON heyra, Goth hausjan; perh. akin to Gk akoúein (see acoustic)]

hear·a·ble, adjective
hearer, noun

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.
7. disregard.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hear       (hîr)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
    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.
  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(s):
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.

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

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

hear'er n.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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!

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
hear

verb
1. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense 
2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: learn
3. examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" 
4. receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years" 
5. listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: listen

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: hear
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: heard; hear·ing
1 a : to give a hearing to heard the claims> hear argument on the objection> b : to conduct a hearing about hear a matter properly before him>
2 a : to take testimony from hear 30 witnesses> b : to take (as testimony) at a hearing heard statements from the victim's family>

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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