HEAR (heard)

Pronunciation (US):

• HEAR (verb)
  The verb HEAR has 5 senses:

1. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
3. examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
4. receive a communication from someone
5. listen and pay attention

  Familiarity information: HEAR used as a verb is common.

• 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