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hear - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hear' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hear [ v. i.]
- To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound.
- To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen.
- To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter.
2 . Hear [ v. t.]
- 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.
- 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.
- To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass.
- To give attention to as a teacher or judge.
- To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor.

Meaning of 'hear' (Princeton's WordNet)

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