hear

IPA: hˈɪr

(intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
(transitive) To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
(transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
(transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of.
(with from) To be contacted by.
(transitive, law) To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
(transitive, informal) To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
(transitive, Greek philosophy) To study under.

Examples of "hear" in Sentences

She is quizzical to hear that.
The hearing is open to the public.
He grew up hearing stories of the momentous event.
It exults me to hear your daughter is feeling better.
He did not want to hear the deprecatory story telling.
When you hear the real story, he was sort of an unsavory character.
In the blackboard scene, we hear Bart reading the phrase translated.
Otherwise, the judge or justice of the peace can hear the bail hearing.
When they narrate a story, and then we watch it, they hear the words back in their own voices.
There's something uplifting about hearing a string instrument when I'm feeling ragged or harried.