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hear
(h/i/r )

verb (v)

  • perceive (sound) via the auditory sense(verb.perception)
    source: wordnet30
  • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally(verb.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process(verb.social)
    Example:
    The jury had heard all the evidence.
    Synonym:
    try
    source: wordnet30
  • receive a communication from someone(verb.perception)
    Example:
    We heard nothing from our son for five years.
    source: wordnet30
  • listen and pay attention(verb.perception)
    Example:
    We must hear the expert before we make a decision.
    Synonym:
    listen, take heed
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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