Hear (Verb)
Meaning 1
Listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- Listen carefully and hear what the teacher is saying before you start working on the assignment.
- We must hear the expert before we make a decision that affects the entire company's future.
- She needs to hear your plan from start to finish before she agrees to invest in your business idea.
- They encourage students to hear different perspectives before making their own informed decision on the topic.
- If you are going to argue, at least hear me out and consider my point of view before responding.
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Meaning 2
Receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 3
Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 4
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".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 5
Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense.
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.