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Hear   /hɪr/   Listen
verb
Hear  v. t.  (past & past part. heard; pres. part. hearing)  
1.
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. "Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of travelers." "He had been heard to utter an ominous growl."
2.
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.
3.
To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass.
4.
To give attention to as a teacher or judge. "Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee." "I beseech your honor to hear me one single word."
5.
To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor. "I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice." "They think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."
Hear him. See Remark, under Hear, v. i.
To hear a bird sing, to receive private communication. (Colloq.)
To hear say, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to receive by rumor. (Colloq.)


Hear  v. i.  (past & past part. heard; pres. part. hearing)  
1.
To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. "The hearing ear."
2.
To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen. "So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard, Well pleased, but answered not."
3.
To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter. "I have heard, sir, of such a man." "I must hear from thee every day in the hour."
To hear ill, to be blamed. (Obs.) "Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome, he heard ill for his temporizing and slow proceedings."
To hear well, to be praised. (Obs.) Note: Hear, or Hear him, is often used in the imperative, especially in the course of a speech in English assemblies, to call attention to the words of the speaker. "Hear him,... a cry indicative, according to the tone, of admiration, acquiescence, indignation, or derision."





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"Hear" Quotes from Famous Books



... from Curracoa to Holland; there were a number of other passengers, male and female, on board, all of whom except the young lady above-mentioned were put to death; her unfortunate parents were inhumanly butchered before her eyes, and she was doomed to witness the agonies and to hear the expiring, heart-piercing groans of those whom she held most dear, and on whom she depended for protection! The life of their wretched daughter was spared for the most nefarious purposes—she was taken by the pirates to the west end of Cuba, where they had a rendezvous, with a small fort ...
— The Pirates Own Book • Charles Ellms
... sneeringly. Zaidos was so maddeningly unconcerned. Velo wondered if he could be near anyone who hated him as he hated Zaidos and not feel and fear it. The urge of Evil became like a heavy hand knocking on his heart. He almost feared Zaidos would hear ...
— Shelled by an Unseen Foe • James Fiske
... Mr Easy," replied the captain. "There, you may go now, and let me hear no more of kicking people down the hatchway. That sort ...
— Mr. Midshipman Easy • Captain Frederick Marryat
... and since I'd passed my life among the animals that are called men in those parts, I wanted just once to see the real man who said 'The whole misery of humanity seizes upon me'—and other things like that. I knew it—but now I hear it. 'His Excellency!' Wonderful! And how beautifully you said it, my dear lady. One could see him standing stiffly before one. And I wanted to go in and take him by the hand and say, 'God, I thank ...
— The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries - Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 • Various
... "You hear," she continued to Tournelli in a perfectly even voice; "or shall it be a policeman, and a charge ...
— Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories • Bret Harte


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