hear of
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.
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 followed 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).
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Origin:
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)
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)
Related forms
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.
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.
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.
7. disregard.
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hear (hɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | (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. | to be informed (of); receive information (about): to hear of his success; have you heard? |
| 4. | law to give a hearing to (a case) |
| 5. | to listen (to) with favour, assent, etc: she wouldn't hear of it |
| 6. | to receive a letter, news, etc (from) |
| 7. | hear! hear! an exclamation used to show approval of something said |
| 8. | dialect hear tell to be told (about); learn (of) |
| [Old English hieran; related to Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan, Old High German hōren, Greek akouein] | |
| 'hearable | |
| —adj | |
| 'hearer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
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!
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Medical Dictionary
hear (hēr)
v. heard (hûrd), hear·ing, hears
To perceive (sound) by the ear.
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Idioms & Phrases
hear of
Be informed about, as in I'd never heard of that jazz singer before, but she was very good. [Late 1500s] Also see not have it (hear of it).
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