hear
verb [I or T] (RECEIVE SOUND) /hɪər/
/hɪr/ (heard, heard)Definition
A1 to receive or become conscious of a sound using your ears: She heard a noise outside. My grandfather is getting old and can't hear very well. You'll have to speak up, I can't hear you. [+ obj + -ing verb ] I heard/I could hear someone calling my name. [+ obj + infinitive without to ] At eight o'clock Jane heard him go out.Using the ears
(Definition of hear verb (RECEIVE SOUND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- audio- prefix
- auditory adjective
- aural adjective
- be all ears idiom
- ears are flapping idiom
- earshot noun
- eavesdrop verb
- hark at sb! idiom
- hear sb out phrasal verb
- hear verb (LISTEN)
- hearer noun
- hearken verb
- listen out for sth phrasal verb
- listen verb
- mishear verb
- overhear verb
- pin back your ears idiom
- prick (sth) up phrasal verb
- read my lips idiom
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