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- Dictionaryhear/hir/
verb
- 1. perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something): "behind her she could hear men's voices" Similar
- 2. be told or informed of: "have you heard the news?" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of HEAR is to perceive or become aware of by the ear. How to use hear in a sentence.
We use hear that and see that to introduce new pieces of information. When we do this, the verbs hear and see mean ‘understand’ or ‘notice’. We normally use hear when we are thinking of something someone told us, and see when we are thinking about something we read about or saw.
Hear definition: to perceive by the ear. See examples of HEAR used in a sentence.
to listen to someone or something with great attention or officially in court: I heard a really interesting program on the radio this morning. [ + infinitive without to ] I heard the orchestra play at Carnegie Hall last summer. An audience gathered to hear him speak. formal Lord, hear our prayers.
1. To perceive (sound) by the ear: Can you hear the signal? 2. To learn by hearing; be told by others: I heard she got married. 3. a. To listen to (something) attentively or in an official capacity, as in a court: heard the last witness in the afternoon. b. To listen to and consider favorably: Lord, hear my prayer! c.
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.
When you hear, you perceive a noise made by someone or something — like a person’s voice, the song of a bird, or the torturous sound of a ticking clock on a sleepless night. While hear generally means to perceive a noise, it has several senses, including to listen carefully, as to a story.
