Dictionary entry details
• HEAR (verb)
Meaning:
Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "hear" is one way to...):
comprehend; perceive (to become aware of through the senses)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hear"):
catch; overhear; take in (hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers)
catch; get (perceive by hearing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They will hear the duet
Meaning:
Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
get a line; get wind; get word; find out; hear; learn; discover; pick up; see
Context examples:
I learned that she has two grown-up children / I see that you have been promoted
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hear"):
get the goods (discover some bad or hidden information about)
wise up (get wise to)
catch; trip up (detect a blunder or misstep)
ascertain (learn or discover with certainty)
discover; find (make a discovery)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They hear that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
hear; try
Context examples:
The jury had heard all the evidence / The case will be tried in California
Hypernyms (to "hear" is one way to...):
examine; probe (question or examine thoroughly and closely)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hear"):
rehear; retry (hear or try a court case anew)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Receive a communication from someone
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
We heard nothing from our son for five years
Hypernyms (to "hear" is one way to...):
pick up; receive (register (perceptual input))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Listen and pay attention
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
take heed; listen; hear
Context examples:
Listen to your father / We must hear the expert before we make a decision
Hypernyms (to "hear" is one way to...):
center; centre; concentrate; focus; pore; rivet (direct one's attention on something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hear"):
incline (bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
