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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.
EXPANDto 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.
COLLAPSE(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 followed by of): I will not hear of your going.
12.
(of a computer) to be capable of perceiving by speech recognition.
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(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), -heard, -hear·ing.
re·hear, verb, -heard, -hear·ing.
EXPANDSynonyms
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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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
EXPAND 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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hear (hēr)
v. heard (hûrd), hear·ing, hears
To perceive (sound) by the ear.
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