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THE MEANING OF A WORD

hear.

Meanings, usage and a little more understanding.

WordNet meanings

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  1. Verb

    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

  2. Verb

    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
  3. Verb

    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. Verb

    receive a communication from someone

    We heard nothing from our son for five years
  5. Verb

    listen and pay attention

    Listen to your father
    We must hear the expert before we make a decision

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Wiktionary meanings

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  1. Verbintransitivestative

    To perceive sounds through the ear.

  2. Verbstativetransitive

    To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.

  3. Verbtransitive

    To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.

  4. Verbtransitive

    To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).

  5. Verbtransitive

    To receive information about; to come to learn of.

  6. Verb

    To be contacted by.

  7. Verbtransitive

    To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.

  8. Verbinformaltransitive

    To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.

  9. VerbGreektransitive

    To study under.

  10. Interjection

    you hear me

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