hear

/hɪr/ v [I/T] (past tense and past participle heard /hɜrd/) (RECEIVE SOUND)

Definition

› to receive or become aware of sounds with your ears: [T] I can’t hear you with the TV on. [I] After a long trip on a plane, I don’t hear very well for a few hours.

(Definition of hear v (RECEIVE SOUND) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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heaping adj
hear from someone phrasal verb
hear someone out phrasal verb
hear v BE TOLD
hear v LISTEN
hear v RECEIVE SOUND
hearing aid n
hearing n ABILITY TO HEAR
hearing n MEETING
hearsay n
hearse n

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