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verb

1. To perceive by ear, usually attentively: attend, hark, heed, listen. Archaic hearken. Idioms: givelendone's ear. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study: ascertain, determine, discover, find (out), learn. See teach/learn.

phrasal verb - hear of

To receive (an idea) and take it into consideration: consider, entertain, think of. See thoughts.

Idioms beginning with hear:
heart of the matter
hearty
hear a pin drop, can
hear, hear
hear of
hear oneself think, can't
hear out
heart
heart and soul
heart goes out to, one's
heart in one's mouth, have one's
heart in the right place, have one's
heart stands still
heart of gold
heart of stone
heart sinks, one's
heart to heart

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

v

Definition: become aware of information
Antonyms: ignore

IN BRIEF: Detect sound with the ears.

The mouth keeps silent to hear the heart speak. — Alfred De Musset (1810-1857)

Tutor's tip: Did you "hear" (recognize sounds with one's ears) that she is "here" (at this place or point), not there?

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sign description: The index finger points to the ear.

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For a list of words related to hear, see:

• Sound, Hearing, and Deafness - hear: (vb) perceive sounds by the ear; listen to; have the faculty of perceiving sound vibrations

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See words rhyming with "hearer."

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Common misspelling(s) of heard

• heared
• herad

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - høre, høre på, lytte til, afhøre, behandle
v. intr. - høre, erfare, blive kontaktet

idioms:

• hear from    høre fra
• hear of    høre tale om
• hear out    tale ud, høre færdig
• hear things    høre noget som ingen andre hører
• not want to hear of    vil ikke høre tale om
• to have heard something before    have hørt den sang før

Nederlands (Dutch)
horen, verstaan, geluid opvangen, verhoren, ondervragen, vernemen, horen zeggen, kennis nemen van, verwittigd worden, aanhoren, luisteren naar

Français (French)
v. tr. - entendre, apprendre, écouter, entendre parler de, entendre dire, apprendre que, paraître (vb impersonnel), (Jur) déclarer à (vb impersonnel)
v. intr. - entendre, entendre parler de, être au courant de

idioms:

• hear from    recevoir des nouvelles, faire signe, parler à, entendre le point de vue de, écouter le récit de
• hear of    entendre parler de, considérer (qch)
• hear someone out    écouter (qn) jusqu'au bout
• hear things    entendre des voix
• not want to hear of    ne pas en être question
• to have heard something before    (fig) connaître la chanson

Deutsch (German)
v. - hören, anhören

idioms:

• hear from    von jmdm. hören
• hear of    von etwas wissen, von etwas hören
• hear someone out    ausreden lassen
• hear things    Sachen hören
• not want to hear of    davon nichts hören wollen
• to have heard something before    etwas zuvor gehört haben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ακούω, παραχωρώ ακρόαση, ακροώμαι, μαθαίνω, πληροφορούμαι, (νομ.) εξετάζω, δικάζω, φέρνω στο ακροατήριο
int. - εύγε!, πες τα χρυσόστομε!, γεια στο στόμα σου!

idioms:

• hear from    παίρνω ειδήσεις από, μαθαίνω νέα του
• hear of    ακούω να γίνεται λόγος για
• hear out    ακούω χωρίς να διακόπτω/μέχρι τέλους
• hear things    έχω παρακρούσεις
• not want to hear of    δεν θέλω ν' ακούσω τίποτα για
• to have heard something before    αυτό το έχω ξανακούσει, αυτά μας τα είπαν κι άλλοι

Italiano (Italian)
sentire, interrogare, capire, ascoltare

idioms:

• hear from    ricevere notizie da
• hear of    avere notizie di
• hear out    ascoltare senza interrompere
• to have heard something before    aver già sentito parlare di (non essere interessato)
• will not hear of    non volerne sapere di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - escutar, ficar sabendo
int. - expressão (f) de aplauso ou concordância

idioms:

• hear from    receber carta ou notícias de alguém
• hear of    saber de alguém
• hear out    escutar até o fim
• to have heard something before    já conhecer algo
• will not hear of    não receberá notícias de

Русский (Russian)
слышать, слушать, заслушать, узнать, внять просьбам

idioms:

• hear from    получить известия от
• hear of    услышать о
• hear out    выслушать до конца
• to have heard something before    не верить
• will not hear of    отказаться принять что-л., позволять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - oír, asistir a clases, escuchar
v. intr. - oír, enterarse, asistir a clases, escuchar

idioms:

• hear from    tener noticias de, saber de
• hear of    oír hablar de
• hear someone out    escuchar todo lo que el otro tiene para decir, escuchar hasta el final
• hear things    tener alucinaciones auditivas
• not want to hear of    no querer enterarse de algo
• to have heard something before    estar enterado, haber oído algo antes

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - höra, lyssna på, få veta, (för)höra, bönhöra
int. - bravo!, hör på den! (iron.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
听到, 听取, 听说, 听得见, 听

idioms:

• hear from    得到消息
• hear of    听说过
• hear out    听完
• hear things    听见某事情
• not want to hear of    拒绝考虑, 不同意, 不允许
• to have heard something before    以前听过某事

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 聽到, 聽取, 聽說
v. intr. - 聽得見, 聽

idioms:

• hear from    得到消息
• hear of    聽說過
• hear out    聽完
• hear things    聽見某事情
• not want to hear of    拒絕考慮, 不同意, 不允許
• to have heard something before    以前聽過某事

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 듣다, 들리다, 경청하다, 들어 알다
v. intr. - 듣다, 정보를 얻다, 동의하다, 꾸중 듣다

idioms:

• hear from    ~에게서 편지를 받다
• hear of    ~의 소식을 듣다, ~의 꾸중을 받다
• hear out    끝까지 듣다, ~를 분간해 듣다
• to have heard something before    관심이 없다, 놀라지 않다, 믿지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 聞こえる, 聞く, 耳が聞こえる, 耳を傾ける, 耳にする, 聞き知る, 審理する, 聞いてやる, 傍聴する

idioms:

• hear from    …から便りをもらう, …から罰をうける
• hear of    知らせを聞く, 承知する
• hear out    聞き分ける, 終わりまで聞く
• not hear a peep from    静かに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسمع, يعلم عن طريق السماع, يصغي, يشهد حفله أو صلاة, يسمع القاضي الدعوى أو أقوال الشهود (نداء) اسمع ! اسمع ! تقال للدلاله على الموافقه من أحد الحضور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שמע, הקשיב, היה מוכן לציית ל-, חקר (עד)‬
v. intr. - ‮למד על‬

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