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transitive verb

: to perceive or become aware of by the ear

didn’t hear what she said

thought I heard them leave

: to listen to with attention : heed

would not hear my side of the story

law

: to give a listening to legal arguments in : to give a legal hearing to

law

: to take testimony from

intransitive verb

: to have the capacity of perceiving sound : to be able to become aware of sound

: to gain information : learn

tired of hearing about his problems

: to receive communication

haven’t heard from her lately

: to entertain the idea

—used in the negative

—often used in the expression Hear! Hear! to express approval (as during a speech)

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Do you hear that music?

I couldn’t hear a word of what he said over all that noise.

I thought I heard him leave.

Would you turn the volume up a little? I can’t hear.

I heard her in concert a few years ago.

Have you ever heard Wagner sung in English?

The committee will hear witnesses today.

I hear he’s leaving town.

I don’t know what happened. I’ll let you know if I hear anything.

I’ve heard it said that smoking is bad for your health.

Recent Examples on the Web

Then, get ready to hear some screams as the ice water hits them.

—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023

To hear Newton Howard tell it, that concept of transformation, of humans and machines creating new possibilities together, is what compelled him to commission two giant Transformers statues and place them in front of his Georgetown home.

—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023

McGarey listens to the cues from her dreams, such as that little girl climbing up the mango tree, in hopes of her tune landing on the ears of someone who needs to hear it—much like her own message about aging and finding joy.

—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 8 Apr. 2023

To hear more from two home-schooling moms, click here.

—Megan Myers, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2023

The idea, Powell Jobs told the Washington Post, was to allow readers to hear from Jobs himself.

—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023

The Supreme Court refused to hear a case that was put on its emergency docket, allowing a 12-year-old trans girl, Becky Pepper-Jackson, to continue to participate on a girls’ track and field team.

—L’oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023

Put simply, this exuberant LP is the ode to queerness that so many need to hear right now.

—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2023

Approximately 200 football coaches will be at UO this weekend to hear from Dan Lanning and his staff as well as Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, Kansas City defensive line coach Joe Cullen and Dallas Cowboys special teams coordinator John Fassel.

—oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English heren, from Old English hīeran; akin to Old High German hōren to hear, and probably to Latin cavēre to be on guard, Greek akouein to hear

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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before the 12th century

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Noun

I could feel my heart pounding.

He has a bad heart.

He put his hand on his heart.

When she heard the news, her heart filled with joy.

She just couldn’t find it in her heart to forgive them.

I felt in my heart that our relationship was never meant to be.

a ruler without a heart

Have a heart! Can’t you see he needs help?

Recent Examples on the Web

My heart is hurting for these two!

—Women’s Health, 10 Apr. 2023

Our hearts continue to go out to the family and to this entire community regarding this horrific crime.

—Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2023

As the intense Moon coordinates with nebulous Neptune, our intuitions are heightened and our hearts are more sensitive, so healthily channeled emotional releases can be healing.

—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023

First, of course, a pool, but this one has a spa, several fountains, a spacious gazebo and a ring of magnolia trees that is sort of in the shape of heart when viewed from above.

—Katharine Jose, Chron, 9 Apr. 2023

Children playing in a parking lot waved enthusiastically at the protesters, and one girl folded her hands into the shape of a heart.

—Moriah Balingit, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2023

Our hearts continue to break for the Foster family.

—Kyle Morris, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2023

Taking Qsymia with either of these thyroid drugs can increase heart rate and blood pressure and increase the risk of heart disease.26 Summary Hypothyroidism slows your metabolism and makes other changes that can hamper weight loss.

—Mary Shomon, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2023

It’s only been three weeks since my heart stopped racing.

—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2023

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verb (used with object), heard [hurd], /hɜrd/, hear·ing.

to perceive by the ear: Didn’t you hear the doorbell?

to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news.

to listen to; give or pay attention to: They refused to hear our side of the argument.

to be among the audience at or of (something): to hear a recital.

to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly: to hear a case.

to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone): to hear the defendant.

to listen to with favor, assent, or compliance.

(of a computer) to perceive by speech recognition.

verb (used without object), heard [hurd], /hɜrd/, hear·ing.

to be capable of perceiving sound by the ear; have the faculty of perceiving sound vibrations.

to receive information by the ear or otherwise: to hear from a friend.

to listen with favor, assent, or compliance (often followed by of): I will not hear of your going.

(of a computer) to be capable of perceiving by speech recognition.

(used as an interjection in the phrase Hear! Hear! to express approval, as of a speech).

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Origin of hear

First recorded before 950; Middle English heren, Old English hēran, hīeran; cognate with Dutch horen, German hören, Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan; perhaps akin to Greek akoúein (see acoustic)

synonym study for hear

1, 2. Hear, listen apply to the perception of sound. 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.

OTHER WORDS FROM hear

hear·a·ble, adjectivehear·er, nounout·hear, verb (used with object), out·heard, out·hear·ing.re·hear, verb, re·heard, re·hear·ing.

un·hear·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hear

1. hear , here2. heard , herd

Words nearby hear

Healy, Heaney, HEAO, heap, heaping, hear, hear a peep out of, hear a pin drop, can, heard, Heard and McDonald Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands

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Words related to hear

attend, get, listen, overhear, pick up, read, determine, discover, find out, gather, learn, receive, see, understand, apprehend, auscultate, catch, descry, devour, eavesdrop

How to use hear in a sentence

It feels like all season, you’ve heard over and over that the Clippers had a championship-caliber roster, and the franchise itself was not shy about confirming that.
There have been, like, two or three from what I’ve heard, but I haven’t seen it.
Secular people have values too, she said, and hearing politicians and parties speak to those values can motivate them to get more politically involved.
That’s because you’ll be hearing from us on Thursdays, starting today.

A Pew Research Center survey released this week found that 47 percent of Americans had heard of the theory, up from just 23 percent in March.
One wants speech to be free, but one doesn’t actually want to hear it.
Or has the see and hear and speak-no-evil stance of the Republican House persuaded him that he is in the clear?
Do as Tumblr has done and scrub her last words off the Internet—erase everything she wanted the world to hear.
Betrayal…you can hear it…betraying the thing he loves for a cheap bit of film publicity.
Every other band I had been in had been pretty loud, you could never hear the vocals.
Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, «No, I won’t hear it!»
But I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.
And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
“And the matter of the will was all disposed of by the probate judge today, I hear,” said the judge, his hand on the door.
Above all, he was amazed to hear me talk of a mercenary standing army in the midst of peace and among a free people.

British Dictionary definitions for hear

verb hears, hearing or heard (hɜːd)

(tr) to perceive (a sound) with the sense of hearing

(tr; may take a clause as object) to listen todid you hear what I said?

(when intr, sometimes foll by of or about; when tr, may take a clause as object) to be informed (of); receive information (about)to hear of his success; have you heard?

law to give a hearing to (a case)

(when intr, usually foll by of and used with a negative) to listen (to) with favour, assent, etcshe wouldn’t hear of it

(intr foll by from) to receive a letter, news, etc (from)

hear! hear! an exclamation used to show approval of something said

hear tell dialect to be told (about); learn (of)

Derived forms of hear

hearable, adjectivehearer, noun

Word Origin for hear

Old English hieran; related to Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan, Old High German hōren, Greek akouein

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Other Idioms and Phrases with hear

In addition to the idioms beginning with hear

hear a peep out of
hear a pin drop, can
hear from
hear of
hear oneself think, can’t
hear out

also see:

another county heard from
hard of hearing
never hear the end of
not have it (hear of it)
unheard of

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noun

Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.

Zoology.

the homologous structure in other vertebrates, consisting of four chambers in mammals and birds and three chambers in reptiles and amphibians.
the analogous contractile structure in invertebrate animals, as the tubular heart of the spider and earthworm.

the center of the total personality, especially with reference to intuition, feeling, or emotion: In your heart you know I’m an honest man.

the center of emotion, especially as contrasted to the head as the center of the intellect: His head told him not to fall in love, but his heart had the final say.

capacity for sympathy; feeling; affection: His heart moved him to help people in need.

spirit, courage, or enthusiasm: His heart sank when he walked into the room and saw their gloomy faces.

the innermost or central part of anything: Notre Dame stands in the very heart of Paris.

the vital or essential part; core: the heart of the matter.

the breast or bosom: to clasp a person to one’s heart.

a person (used especially in expressions of praise or affection): dear heart.

a conventional shape with rounded sides meeting in a point at the bottom and curving inward to a cusp at the top.

a red figure or pip of this shape on a playing card.

a card of the suit bearing such figures.

hearts,

(used with a singular or plural verb) the suit so marked: Hearts is trump. Hearts are trump.
(used with a singular verb) a game in which the players try to avoid taking tricks containing this suit.

Botany. the core of a tree; the solid central part without sap or albumen.

good condition for production, growth, etc., as of land or crops.

Also called core. Ropemaking. a strand running through the center of a rope, the other strands being laid around it.

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

to fix in the heart.
to encourage.

Informal. to like or enjoy very much; love: I heart Chicago.

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Idioms about heart

after one’s own heart, in keeping with one’s taste or preference: There’s a man after my own heart!

at heart, in reality; fundamentally: At heart she is a romantic.

break someone’s heart, to cause someone great disappointment or sorrow, as to disappoint in love: The news that their son had been arrested broke their hearts.

by heart, by memory; word-for-word: They knew the song by heart.

cross one’s heart, to maintain the truth of one’s statement; affirm one’s integrity: That’s exactly what they told me, I cross my heart!

do someone’s heart good, to give happiness or pleasure to; delight: It does my heart good to see you again.

eat one’s heart out, to have jealousy, longing, or sorrow dominate one’s emotions (often used in the imperative and with jocular reference to a famous potential rival): My baby is a genius—Einstein, eat your heart out! He’s eating his heart out over his defeat.

from the bottom of one’s heart, with complete sincerity.Also from one’s heart, from the heart .

have a heart, to be compassionate or merciful: Please have a heart and give her another chance.

have at heart, to have as an object, aim, or desire: to have another’s best interests at heart.

have one’s heart in one’s mouth, to be very anxious or fearful: He wanted to do the courageous thing, but his heart was in his mouth.

have one’s heart in the right place, to be fundamentally kind, generous, or well-intentioned: The old gentleman may have a stern manner, but his heart is in the right place.

heart and soul, enthusiastically; fervently; completely: They entered heart and soul into the spirit of the holiday.

in one’s heart of hearts, in one’s private thoughts or feelings; deep within one: He knew, in his heart of hearts, that the news would be bad. Also in one’s heart .

lose one’s heart to, to fall in love with: He lost his heart to the prima ballerina.

near / dear / close to one’s heart, of great interest or concern to one: It is a cause that is very near to his heart.

not have the heart, to lack the necessary courage or callousness to do something: No one had the heart to tell him he was through as an actor.

pour out one’s heart, to reveal one’s thoughts or private feelings:She poured out her heart to me. Also open one’s heart .

set one’s heart against, to be unalterably opposed to: She had set her heart against selling the statue. Also have one’s heart set against .

set one’s heart at rest, to dismiss one’s anxieties: She couldn’t set her heart at rest until she knew he had returned safely.

set one’s heart on, to wish for intensely; determine on: She has set her heart on going to Europe after graduation. Also have one’s heart set on .

take heart, to regain one’s courage; become heartened: Her son’s death was a great blow, but she eventually took heart, convinced that God had willed it.

take / lay to heart,

to think seriously about; concern oneself with: He took to heart his father’s advice.
to be deeply affected by; grieve over: She was prone to take criticism too much to heart.

to one’s heart’s content, until one is satisfied; as much or as long as one wishes: The children played in the snow to their heart’s content.

wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve,

to make one’s intimate feelings or personal affairs known to all: She was not the kind who would wear her heart on her sleeve.
to be liable to fall in love; fall in love easily: How lovely to be young and wear our hearts on our sleeves!

with all one’s heart,

with earnestness or zeal.
with willingness; cordially: She welcomed the visitors with all her heart.

Origin of heart

First recorded before 900; Middle English herte, Old English heorte; cognate with Dutch hart, German Herz, Old Norse hjarta, Gothic hairtō; akin to Latin cor (see cordial, courage), Greek kardía (see cardio-); def. 19 comes from the use of the stylized heart symbol to represent love

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH heart

hart, heart

Words nearby heart

hearsay evidence, hearsay rule, hearse, Hearst, Hearst, William Randolph, heart, heartache, heart and soul, heart attack, heartbeat, heart block

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Words related to heart

character, feeling, love, nature, soul, mind, nerve, spirit, center, core, focus, middle, root, affection, benevolence, compassion, concern, disposition, gusto, humanity

How to use heart in a sentence

Over time it was pretty clear what the Lord was doing in our hearts and now we’re sitting here today, starting a whole new chapter together.
“To really get at the heart of this question, we need to go to Venus,” says Paul Byrne, a planetary scientist at North Carolina State University and a self-professed “Venus evangelical.”
My heart would be beating faster and faster every time he gets the ball.
Its technology is at the heart of the more than 1 billion smartphones sold annually.

It will take more research to confirm the study’s findings and understand what they could mean for these young hearts.
The questions going through my mind are: How on earth are there Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers in the heart of Paris?
But at the heart of this “Truther” conspiracy theory is the idea that “someone” wants to destroy Bill Cosby.
She fills her characters up—strong women beating back against a sexist system—with so much heart.
One specific kind of emergency is at the heart of this, such as when an airplane suffers a loss of stability at night.
Acting legend talks about what role is closest to her heart.
The blood that accused his friend in his heart, rushed to his face, when he repeated what had been told him.
After all, may not even John Burns be human; may not Mr. Chamberlain himself have a heart that can feel for another?
Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.
Her heart fluttered violently with fear as she saw that he stepped out after her, and walked by her side toward the house.
For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck.

British Dictionary definitions for heart

noun

the hollow muscular organ in vertebrates whose contractions propel the blood through the circulatory system. In mammals it consists of a right and left atrium and a right and left ventricleRelated adjective: cardiac

the corresponding organ or part in invertebrates

this organ considered as the seat of life and emotions, esp love

emotional mood or dispositiona happy heart; a change of heart

tenderness or pityyou have no heart

courage or spirit; bravery

the inmost or most central part of a thingthe heart of the city

the most important or vital partthe heart of the matter

(of vegetables such as cabbage) the inner compact part

the core of a tree

the part nearest the heart of a person; breastshe held him to her heart

a dearly loved person: usually used as a term of addressdearest heart

a conventionalized representation of the heart, having two rounded lobes at the top meeting in a point at the bottom

a red heart-shaped symbol on a playing card
a card with one or more of these symbols or (when pl.) the suit of cards so marked

a fertile condition in land, conducive to vigorous growth in crops or herbage (esp in the phrase in good heart)

after one’s own heart appealing to one’s own disposition, taste, or tendencies

at heart in reality or fundamentally

break one’s heart or break someone’s heart to grieve or cause to grieve very deeply, esp through love

by heart by committing to memory

cross my heart! or cross my heart and hope to die! I promise!

eat one’s heart out to brood or pine with grief or longing

from one’s heart or from the bottom of one’s heart very sincerely or deeply

have a heart! be kind or merciful

have one’s heart in it (usually used with a negative) to have enthusiasm for something

have one’s heart in one’s boots to be depressed or down-hearted

have one’s heart in one’s mouth or have one’s heart in one’s throat to be full of apprehension, excitement, or fear

have one’s heart in the right place

to be kind, thoughtful, or generous
to mean well

have the heart (usually used with a negative) to have the necessary will, callousness, etc (to do something)I didn’t have the heart to tell him

heart and soul absolutely; completely

heart of hearts the depths of one’s conscience or emotions

heart of oak a brave person

in one’s heart secretly; fundamentally

lose heart to become despondent or disillusioned (over something)

lose one’s heart to to fall in love with

near to one’s heart or close to one’s heart cherished or important

set one’s heart on to have as one’s ambition to obtain; covet

take heart to become encouraged

take to heart to take seriously or be upset about

to one’s heart’s content as much as one wishes

wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve to show one’s feelings openly

with all one’s heart or with one’s whole heart very willingly

verb

(intr) (of vegetables) to form a heart

Word Origin for heart

Old English heorte; related to Old Norse hjarta, Gothic hairtō, Old High German herza, Latin cor, Greek kardia, Old Irish cride

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Scientific definitions for heart

The hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood through the body of a vertebrate animal by contracting and relaxing. In humans and other mammals, it has four chambers, consisting of two atria and two ventricles. The right side of the heart collects blood with low oxygen levels from the veins and pumps it to the lungs. The left side receives blood with high oxygen levels from the lungs and pumps it into the aorta, which carries it to the arteries of the body. The heart in other vertebrates functions similarly but often has fewer chambers.

A similar but simpler organ in invertebrate animals.

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Cultural definitions for heart

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Other Idioms and Phrases with heart

In addition to the idioms beginning with heart

heart and soul
heart goes out to, one’s
heart in it, have one’s
heart in one’s mouth, have one’s
heart in the right place, have one’s
heart is set on
heart misses a beat, one’s
heart not in it
heart of gold
heart of stone
heart of the matter
heart on one’s sleeve
heart sinks, one’s
heart stands still
heart to heart

also see:

absence makes the heart grow fonder
after one’s own heart
at heart
break someone’s heart
by heart
change of heart
cold hands, warm heart
cross my heart
cry one’s eyes (heart) out
cut to the quick (heart)
do one (one’s heart) good
eat one’s heart out
find it in one’s heart
from the bottom of one’s heart
get to the heart of
give someone heart failure
half a heart
harden one’s heart
have a heart
have no heart for
heavy heart
in one’s heart of hearts
lose heart
lose one’s heart to
near to one’s heart
not have the heart to
open one’s heart
pour out one’s heart
set one’s heart on
sick at heart
steal someone’s heart
steel one’s heart against
take heart
take to heart
to one’s heart’s content
warm heart
warm the cockles of one’s heart
wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve
with all one’s heart
young at heart

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hear

perceive by the ear; listen to; pay attention to: I hear you.

Not to be confused with:

here – in this place: Bring your chair over here by me.

hear

(hîr)

v. heard (hûrd), hear·ing, hears

v.tr.

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.

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 attend or participate in: hear Mass.

v.intr.

1. To be capable of perceiving sound.

2. To receive news or information; learn: I heard about your accident.

3. To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative: I won’t hear of your going!

Phrasal Verb:

hear from

1. To get a letter, telephone call, or transmitted communication from.

2. To be reprimanded by: If you don’t do your homework, you’re going to hear from me.

Idioms:

hear, hear

Used to express approval.

never hear the end of

To be complained to or told about (something) repeatedly or for a long time.

hear′er n.

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hear

(hɪə)

vb, hears, hearing or heard (hɜːd)

1. (Physiology) (tr) to perceive (a sound) with the sense of hearing

2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to listen to: did you hear what I said?.

3. (when: intr, sometimes foll by of or about; when tr, may take a clause as object) to be informed (of); receive information (about): to hear of his success; have you heard?.

4. (Law) law to give a hearing to (a case)

5. (when: intr, usually foll by of and used with a negative) to listen (to) with favour, assent, etc: she wouldn’t hear of it.

6. (foll by: from) to receive a letter, news, etc (from)

7. hear! hear! an exclamation used to show approval of something said

8. hear tell dialect to be told (about); learn (of)

[Old English hieran; related to Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan, Old High German hōren, Greek akouein]

ˈhearable adj

ˈhearer n

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hear

(hɪər)

v. heard (hûrd), hear•ing. v.t.

1. to perceive by the ear: to hear noises.

2. to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news.

3. to listen to; give or pay attention to.

4. to be among the audience at or of (something): to hear a recital.

5. to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly: to hear a case.

6. to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone): to hear the defendant.

7. to listen to with favor, assent, or compliance.

v.i.

8. to be capable of perceiving sound by the ear; have the faculty of perceiving sound vibrations.

9. to receive information by the ear or otherwise: to hear from a friend.

10. to listen with favor, assent, or compliance (often fol. by of): I will not hear of your going.

11. (used interjectionally in the phrase Hear! Hear! to express approval, as of a speech.)

[before 950; Middle English heren, Old English hēran, hīeran, c. Old Saxon hōrian, Old High German hōrren, Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan; perhaps akin to Greek akoúein (see acoustic)]

hear′a•ble, adj.

hear′er, n.

listen, hear — To listen is to try to hear; to hear is simply to perceive with the ear.

hear

1. ‘hear’ in the present

If you can hear a sound, you are aware of it because it has reached your ears.

I can hear a car.

Be Careful!
You usually use can in sentences like these. You say, for example, ‘I can hear a radio’. Don’t say ‘I hear a radio‘. Also don’t use a progressive form. Don’t say ‘I am hearing a radio‘.

The past tense and -ed participle of hear is heard /hɜːd/. If you want to say that someone was aware of something in the past, you use heard or could hear.

She heard no further sounds.

I could hear music in the distance.

2. ‘hear’ in the past

However, if you want to say that someone suddenly became aware of something, you must use heard.

I heard a shout.

You can use an -ing form after heard or could hear to show that someone was aware of something that was continuing to take place.

He heard Hajime shouting and laughing.

I could hear him crying.

You can use an infinitive without to after heard to show that someone was aware of a complete event or action.

I heard him open the door.

I heard Amy cry out in fright.

Be Careful!
You must use an infinitive without to in sentences like these. Don’t say, for example, ‘I heard him to open the door‘.

here

– hear

These words are both pronounced /hɪə/.

1. ‘here’

You use here to refer to the place where you are.

Come here!

She left here at eight o’clock.

2. ‘hear’

When you hear a sound, you are aware of it through your ears.

Did you hear that noise?

See hear

hear

Past participle: heard
Gerund: hearing

Imperative
hear
hear

Present
I hear
you hear
he/she/it hears
we hear
you hear
they hear

Preterite
I heard
you heard
he/she/it heard
we heard
you heard
they heard

Present Continuous
I am hearing
you are hearing
he/she/it is hearing
we are hearing
you are hearing
they are hearing

Present Perfect
I have heard
you have heard
he/she/it has heard
we have heard
you have heard
they have heard

Past Continuous
I was hearing
you were hearing
he/she/it was hearing
we were hearing
you were hearing
they were hearing

Past Perfect
I had heard
you had heard
he/she/it had heard
we had heard
you had heard
they had heard

Future
I will hear
you will hear
he/she/it will hear
we will hear
you will hear
they will hear

Future Perfect
I will have heard
you will have heard
he/she/it will have heard
we will have heard
you will have heard
they will have heard

Future Continuous
I will be hearing
you will be hearing
he/she/it will be hearing
we will be hearing
you will be hearing
they will be hearing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hearing
you have been hearing
he/she/it has been hearing
we have been hearing
you have been hearing
they have been hearing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hearing
you will have been hearing
he/she/it will have been hearing
we will have been hearing
you will have been hearing
they will have been hearing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hearing
you had been hearing
he/she/it had been hearing
we had been hearing
you had been hearing
they had been hearing

Conditional
I would hear
you would hear
he/she/it would hear
we would hear
you would hear
they would hear

Past Conditional
I would have heard
you would have heard
he/she/it would have heard
we would have heard
you would have heard
they would have heard

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb	1.	hear — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense perceive, comprehend — to become aware of through the senses; «I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon» overhear, take in, catch — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; «We overheard the conversation at the next table» catch, get — perceive by hearing; «I didn’t catch your name»; «She didn’t get his name when they met the first time»
	2.	hear — 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» get a line, get wind, get word, learn, discover, find out, pick up, see get the goods — discover some bad or hidden information about; «She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail» wise up — get wise to; «They wised up to it» trip up, catch — detect a blunder or misstep; «The reporter tripped up the senator» ascertain — learn or discover with certainty discover, find — make a discovery; «She found that he had lied to her»; «The story is false, so far as I can discover» witness, see, find — perceive or be contemporaneous with; «We found Republicans winning the offices»; «You’ll see a lot of cheating in this school»; «The 1960’s saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions»; «I want to see results»
	3.	hear — examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; «The jury had heard all the evidence»; «The case will be tried in California» try probe, examine — question or examine thoroughly and closely rehear, retry — hear or try a court case anew
	4.	hear — receive a communication from someone; «We heard nothing from our son for five years» receive, pick up — register (perceptual input); «pick up a signal»
	5.	hear — listen and pay attention; «Listen to your father»; «We must hear the expert before we make a decision» take heed, listen focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate — direct one’s attention on something; «Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies» incline — bend or turn (one’s ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; «He inclined his ear to the wise old man»

hear

verb

2. listen to, heed, attend to, eavesdrop on, listen in to, give attention to, hearken to (archaic), hark to, be all ears for (informal) You can hear commentary on the match in about half an hour.

4. learn, discover, find out, understand, pick up, gather, be informed, ascertain, be told of, get wind of (informal), hear tell (dialect) He had heard that the trophy had been sold.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

hear

verb

1. To perceive by ear, usually attentively:

Idiom: give one’s ear.

2. To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study:

phrasal verb
hear of

To receive (an idea) and take it into consideration:

Translations

يَتَلَقّى مَعْلوماتيَسْمَعيَسْمَعُيُصْغي

slyšetvidět naposledvyslechnoutmít zprávyprojednávat

høreafhøredet sidsteerfare

aŭdi

kuulma

kuulla

čutislušati

hallmeghallmegtud

dengar

heyraheyra, frétta, hafa spurnir afhlusta ávera laus viî

聞く

듣다

audire

bylos nagrinėjimasgirdėtigirdimumo ribosišklausymasišklausyti

dzirdētnoklausītiessaņemt ziņasuzklausītuzzināt

auzi

dostať správupočuť

slišatiizvedeti

höra

ได้ยิน

nghe

hear

[hɪəʳ] (heard (pt, pp))

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hear

[ˈhɪə^r] [heard] [ˈhɜː^rd] (pt, pp)

(= pay attention to) did you hear me? → vous m’avez entendu?

(= hear sounds) → entendre
She can’t hear very well → Elle entend mal.

hear, hear! (British) → bien dit!

(= pay attention) do you hear? → vous m’entendez?

to hear about sb/sth (on the news) → entendre parler de qch/qn (= have news of) → avoir des nouvelles de qn/qch
Did you hear about the move?
BUT Tu es au courant du déménagement?.

hear from

(= get news from) → avoir des nouvelles de
I haven’t heard from him recently → Je n’ai pas eu de ses nouvelles récemment.

hear

pret, ptp <heard>

(= also learn) → hören; I heard him say that … → ich habe ihn sagen hören, dass …; I heard somebody come in → ich habe jemanden (herein)kommen hören; there wasn’t a sound to be heard → es war kein Laut zu hören, man hörte keinen Laut; he was heard to say that … → man hat ihn sagen hören, dass …; to make oneself heard → sich (dat) → Gehör verschaffen; you’re not going, do you hear me! → du gehst nicht, hörst du (mich)!; to hear him speak you’d think … → wenn man ihn so reden hört, könnte man meinen, …; I’ve often heard say or it said that … → ich habe oft gehört or sagen hören, dass …; I hear you play chess → ich höre, Sie spielen Schach; have you heard the one about …? → (haben Sie) den schon gehört von …?; I hear tell you’re going away → ich höre, Sie gehen weg; I’ve heard tell of a monster in the lake → ich habe von einem Ungeheuer in dem See gehört; I’ve heard it all before → ich habe das schon hundertmal gehört; I’ve been hearing things about you → von dir hört man ja schöne Dinge; I must be hearing things → ich glaube, ich höre nicht richtig

(= listen to) lecture, programme etc → hören; to hear a case (Jur) → einen Fall verhandeln; to hear evidence (Jur) → Zeugen vernehmen; Lord, hear our prayer → Herr, (er)höre unser Gebet; Lord, hear us → Herr, erhöre uns; let’s hear your prayers before you go to sleep → wir wollen beten, bevor du schläfst

(physically) → hören; he does not or cannot hear very well → er hört nicht sehr gut; hear, hear! → (sehr) richtig!; (Parl) → hört!, hört!

(= get news) → hören; he’s left his wife — yes, so I hear → er hat seine Frau verlassen — ja, ich habe es gehört; I hear from my daughter every week → ich höre jede Woche von meiner Tochter; you’ll be hearing from me! (threatening) → Sie werden noch von mir hören!; to hear about something → von etw hören or erfahren; have you heard about John? he’s getting married → haben Sie gehört? John heiratet; I’ve heard a lot about you → ich habe schon viel von Ihnen gehört; never heard of him/it → nie (von ihm/davon) gehört; I’ve heard of him → ich habe schon von ihm gehört; he wasn’t heard of for a long time → man hat lange Zeit nichts von ihm gehört; he was never heard of again → man hat nie wieder etwas von ihm gehört; I’ve never heard of such a thing! → das ist ja unerhört!; I hear about nothing else (but that)! → ich höre überhaupt nichts anderes mehr!

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hear

(hiə) verb – past tense, past participle heard (həːd) –

1. to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear. I don’t hear very well; Speak louder – I can’t hear you; I didn’t hear you come in.

2. to listen to for some purpose. A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager’s job is to hear workers’ complaints.

3. to receive information, news etc, not only by ear. I’ve heard that story before; I hear that you’re leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?’ `Yes, I got a letter from her today’; I’ve never heard of him – who is he? This is the first I’ve heard of the plan.

ˈhearing noun

1. the ability to hear. My hearing is not very good.

2. the distance within which something can be heard. I don’t want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we’re out of hearing now.

3. an act of listening. We ought to give his views a fair hearing.

4. a court case. The hearing is tomorrow.

ˈhearing-aid noun

a small electronic instrument which helps deaf people to hear better by making sounds louder by means of an amplifier.

ˈhearsay (-sei) noun

that which one has been told about by others but for which one has otherwise no evidence. I never trust anything that I learn by hearsay.

hear! hear!

a shout to show that one agrees with what a speaker has said (eg in Parliament or at a meeting).

I/he etc will/would not hear of

I, he etc will or would not allow. They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.

hear

→ يَسْمَعُ slyšet høre hören ακούω oír kuulla entendre čuti ascoltare 聞く 듣다 horen høre usłyszeć ouvir слышать höra ได้ยิน işitmek nghe 听

hear

vt. oír, escuchar, [heard] oído;

best heard sound → el sonido mejor oído;

easy heard → oído sin dificultad;

best ___ or expirations → mejor oído al exp.

Where can we hear live music?
Where can we hear local musicians play?

hear

vt, vi (pret & pp heard) oír; to — of oír hablar; I haven’t heard of that.. No he oído hablar de eso.

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