hear

hear
verb (heard; hearing) 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 Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to perceive or apprehend by the ear 2. to gain knowledge of by hearing 3. a. to listen to with attention ; heed b. attend <
hear mass
>
4. a. to give a legal hearing to b. to take testimony from <
hear witnesses
>
intransitive verb 1. to have the capacity of apprehending sound 2. a. to gain information ; learn b. to receive communication <
haven't heard from her lately
>
3. to entertain the idea — used in the negative <
wouldn't hear of it
>
4. — often used in the expression Hear! Hear! to express approval (as during a speech) • hearer noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • hear — W1S1 [hıə US hır] v past tense and past participle heard [hə:d US hə:rd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hear sounds/words etc)¦ 2¦(listen to somebody/something)¦ 3¦(be told something)¦ 4¦(in court)¦ 5 have heard of somebody/something 6 not hear the last of somebody… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Hear — (h[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heard} (h[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hearing}.] [OE. heren, AS,. hi[ e]ran, h[=y]ran, h[=e]ran; akin to OS. h[=o]rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h[=o]ren, G. h[ o]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw. h[ o]ra, Dan. hore,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hear — [hir] vt. heard [hʉrd] hearing [ME heren < OE hieran, akin to Ger hören (Goth hausjan) < IE base * keu , to notice, observe > L cavere, be on one s guard, Gr koein, to perceive, hear] 1. to perceive or sense (sounds), esp. through… …   English World dictionary

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