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hear  (hîr)
v. heard (hûrd), hear·ing, hears
v.tr.
1. To perceive (sound) by the ear: Can you hear the signal?
2. To learn by hearing; be told by others: I heard she got married.
3.
a. To listen to attentively: Hear what I have to tell you.
b. To listen to in an official, professional, or formal capacity: heard the last witness in the afternoon.
c. To listen to and consider favorably: Lord, hear my prayer!
d. To attend or participate in: hear Mass.
v.intr.
1. To be capable of perceiving sound.
2. To receive news or information; learn: I heard about your accident.
3. To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative: I won't hear of your going!
Phrasal Verb:
hear from
1. To get a letter, telephone call, or transmitted communication from.
2. To be reprimanded by: If you don't do your homework, you're going to hear from me.
Idiom:
hear, hear
Used to express approval.

[Middle English hearen, Old English heran; see kous- in Indo-European roots.]

hearer n.

hear
Verb
[hearing, heard]
1. to perceive (a sound) with the sense of hearing
2. to listen to: I didn't want to hear what he had to say
3. to be informed (of something); receive information (about something): I hear you mean to join the crusade
4. Law to give a hearing to (a case)
5. hear of to allow: she wouldn't hear of it
6. hear from to receive a letter or telephone call from
7. hear! hear! an exclamation of approval [Old English hieran]
hearer n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
overhear, take in, catch - hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"
catch, get - perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"
2.hear - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
get the goods - discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail"
wise up - get wise to; "They wised up to it"
trip up, catch - detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator"
ascertain - learn or discover with certainty
discover, find - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
witness, see, find - perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
3.hearhear - examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
probe, examine - question or examine thoroughly and closely
rehear, retry - hear or try a court case anew
4.hear - receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
receive, pick up - register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"
5.hear - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
incline - bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man"

hear
verb 1. overhear, catch, detect
verb 2. listen to, heed, attend to, eavesdrop on, listen in to, give attention to, hearken to (archaic) hark to, be all ears for (informal)
verb 3. Law try, judge, examine, investigate
verb 4. learn, discover, find out, understand, pick up, gather, be informed, ascertain, be told of, get wind of (informal) hear tell (dialect)
Translations

hear [pt, pp heard] [hɪəʳ, həːd] vtoír (= perceive); sentir (= listen to); escuchar (= lecture); asistir a;
(LAW) [+ case]; ver
vioír;
to hear about → oír hablar de;
to hear from sb → tener noticias de algn;
I've never heard of that book → nunca he oído hablar de ese libro
hear out vt to hear sb out → dejar que algn termine de hablar
hear [heard , pt, pp ] [hɪəʳ, həːd] vtentendre [+ news]; apprendre [+ lecture]; assister à, écouter
vientendre;
to hear about → entendre parler de (= have news of); avoir des nouvelles de;
did you hear about the move? → tu es au courant du déménagement?;
to hear from sb → recevoir des nouvelles de qn;
I've never heard of that book → je n'ai jamais entendu parler de ce livre
hear out vtécouter jusqu'au bout
hear [hɪəʳ] [heard , pt, pp ] vthören;
(Law) (case) → verhandeln: (witness) → vernehmen;
to hear about → hören von;
to hear from sb → von jdm hören;
I've never heard of that book → von dem Buch habe ich noch nie etwas gehört;
I wouldn't hear of it! → davon will ich nichts hören
hear out hear vtausreden lassen
hear [pt heard, pp ] [hɪəʳ, həːd] vtsentire [+ news]; ascoltare [+ lecture]; assistere a;
(LAW) [+ case]; esaminare
visentire;
to hear about → sentire parlare di (= have news of); avere notizie di;
did you hear about the move? → ha sentito del trasloco?;
to hear from sb → ricevere notizie da qn
hear out vtascoltare senza interrompere

hear
v hear [hiə]
1 to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear I don't hear very well; Speak louder – I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.hoorيَسْمَعчувамslyšethørehörenακούωoírkuulmaشنيدنkuullaentendreלִשמוֹעַसुननाcuti(meg)hallmendengarheyrasentire聞く듣다girdėtidzirdētdengarhorenhøresłyszećouvira auziслышатьpočuťslišatičutihöraได้ยินduymak, işitmek聽見чутиاصوات کو سنناnghe
2 to listen to for some purpose A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.luister na, aanhoorيُصْغيслушамprojednávat; vyslechnoutafhøre; høreanhören(εισ)ακούωver, escucharkuulamaگوش كردنkuunnellaécouterלְהַקשִיבसुनाई देनाslušati, poslušatitárgyal; (meg)hallgatmendengarkanhlusta áascoltare耳を傾ける주의해서 듣다(iš)klausytiuzklausīt; (tiesā) noklausītiesmendengarhoren, luisteren naarhøre på, lytte tilsłuchaćouvira ascultaслушать; выслушиватьvypočuť; vypočúvaťposlušatisaslušatihöra på, lyssna till (på)ฟังdinlemek, kulak vermek審理, 聽取слухатиکسی مقصد سے سنناlắng nghe
3 to receive information, news etc, not only by ear I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him – who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.hoor, verneemيَتَلَقّى مَعْلوماتчувамslyšet, mít zprávyhøre; erfarehörenμαθαίνω, πληροφορούμαιoír, oír decir, saber algo, tener noticiaskuulmaآگاهي داشتنkuullaentendre (dire), des nouvelles avoir (de), entendre (parler de)לִשמוֹעַध्यान से सुननाsaznati, cutimegtud (vmit)mendengarheyra, frétta, hafa spurnir afsentire聞き知る정보[소식]를 얻어듣다turėti žinių, išgirstiuzzināt; dzirdēt; saņemt ziņasmendengar beritahoren, vernemen, ter ore komenhøre, vite, erfaredowiadywać się, mieć wiadomościouvir (falar)a auzi, a afla (noutăţi)слышатьpočuť, mať / dostať správyslišatičutihöra, höra talasฟังduymak, öğrenmek, işitmek聽到; 獲得信息дізнаватисяمعلومات حاصل کرناnghe nói
n ˈhearing
1 the ability to hear My hearing is not very good.gehoorسَمْع، حاسَّة السَّمْعслухsluchhørelsedas Gehörακοήoídokuulmineشنواييkuuloouïeשְׁמִיעָהसुनने की शक्तिsluhhalláspendengaranheyrnudito聴力청력klausadzirdependengarangehoorhørselsłuchaudiçãoauzслухsluchsluhsluhhörselการได้ยินişitme, işitme duyusu聽力слухسننے کی صلاحیتthính giác
2 the distance within which something can be heard I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.hoorafstandمَدى السَّمعобсег на слухаdoslechhøreviddedie Hörweiteακτίνα ακοήςal alcance del oídokuuldekaugusصدارسkuulomatkaà portée de voixטְוָוח שְׁמִיעָהसुनवाईzvucna udaljenosthallótávolságjarak pendengaranheyrnarmálportata d'orecchio聞える範囲들리는 거리girdimumo ribosdzirdamības robežasjarak pendengarangehoorsafstandhøreviddezasięg słuchualcance da vozrază auditivăпредел слышимостиdosluchslišno poljedomet sluhahörhållระยะทางที่สามารถได้ยินเสียงişitme mesafesi聽力所及的距離чутністьوہ فاصلہ جتنی دور سے سنا جا سکتا ہوtầm nghe距离
3 an act of listening We ought to give his views a fair hearing.luisterإصْغاءизслушванеpopřát sluchuhøring; behandlingdas Anhörenακρόασηoportunidad de hablarkuulamineتوجهkuunteluauditionהַקשָׁבָהश्रवण सीमाsaslušanje, slušanjemeghallgatáspertimbanganáheyrnudienza傾聴경청išklausymasuzklausīt kādupeluang utk membuat penjelasanhet aanhoren vanhøring, lyttingwysłuchanieaudiênciaascultareвыслушиваниеpočúvanieposlušanjesaslušanjeåhörandeการได้ยินdinleme傾聽слуханняسننے کا عملsự nghe
4 a court case The hearing is tomorrow.verhoorسَماع الشُّهودизслушванеstání, přelíčeníretsmødedie Anhörung, das Verhörακροαματική διαδικασία, εκδίκασηaudiencia, vistakohtuistungمحاكمهoikeuskäsittelyaudition, audienceשִׁימוּעसुनवाईsudska rasprava; saslušanje pred istražnom komisijom(bírósági) tárgyaláspemeriksaanréttarhaldudienza審理심리bylos nagrinėjimas, teismo posėdis(tiesā) lietas noklausīšanāspembicaraanverhoorrettsmøte, domsforhandling, prosedyrerozprawaaudiênciaau­diereслушаниеvýsluchzaslišanjesaslušanjehörande, förhör, prövningความสามารถในการได้ยินduruşma, durum審訊слухання справиعدالتی مقدمہphiên xét xử
n ˈhearing-aid
a small electronic instrument which helps deaf people to hear better by making sounds louder by means of an amplifier. gehoortoestelسَمّاعَة الأصَمслухов апаратnaslouchátkohøreapparatdie Hörhilfeακουστικό βαρηκοΐαςaudífonokuuldeaparaatسمعكkuulokojeappareil acoustiqueמַכשִׁיר שְׁמִיעָהश्रवण यंत्रaparat za nagluhehallásjavító készülékalat bantu runguheyrnartækiapparecchio acustico補聴器보청기klausos aparatasdzirdes aparātsalat pendengarangehoorapparaathøreapparataparat słuchowyaparelho de audiçãoслуховой аппаратslúchadloslušna pripravaslušni aparathörapparatเครื่องช่วยฟังişitme cihazı, kulaklık助聽器слуховий апаратکم سننے والوں کی مدد کے لۓ مشینmáy trợ thính
n ˈhearsay [-sei]
that which one has been told about by others but for which one has otherwise no evidence I never trust anything that I learn by hearsay.hoorsê, gerugteإشاعَه، تَقَوُّلاتслухdoslechrygtedas Hörensagenφήμηrumorkuulujuttشايعهkuulopuheouï-direשְׁמוּעָהअफवाहglasine, naklapanjahallomásdesas-desussögusögn, kvittursentito direうわさ소문nuogirdosbaumaskhabar anginvan horenzeggenfolkesnakk, rykte(r)pogłoskaboatovorbe; (din) auziteслухиčo sa vraví, klebeta, chýrnepotrjena govoricarekla-kazalahörsägenคำบอกเล่าsöylenti, dedikodu傳聞чуткаافواہtin đồn
hear! hear!
a shout to show that one agrees with what a speaker has said (eg in Parliament or at a meeting). hoor! hoor!إسْمَع! إسْمَع! تَعبير عن الموافَقَهда, даvýborně!hørt! Hørt!Bravo!Stimmt!εύγε! (επιφ.)así esõige! õige!نشانه موافقتkannatetaanbravo!נָכוֹן! הֵידָד!सुनो, सुनोtako je!halljuk! halljuk!saya mendengar!heyr! heyr!bravo!, bene!賛成찬성이오!teisingai! teisingai!pareizi! pareizi!setuju! setuju!Hoor je dat?hør! hør!Słusznie!, Racja!apoiado!bravo!правильно!výborne!tako je! ste slišali!tako jehör! hör!บอกให้ฟังBravo!; Yaşa!; Tamam!說得對так! так!اپنا اتفاق ظاہر کرنے کا کلمہhoan hô
I, *he etc will, *would not hear of
I, he etc will or would not allow They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.wil nie hoor van, draai 'n dowe oorلن أسْمَع! لن أوافِق!не позволявамnechtít ani slyšet ohøre tale ometwas nicht duldenδεν επιτρέπω, δε θέλω ούτε να ακούσωno querer ni oír hablar de, negarse a, ni hablarei taha kuuldagiاجازه دادنei tule kuuloonkaanparler de ne pas vouloir entendreלֹא אַסכִּים לְכָךइजाजत नहीं देनाni da cujem o tome; ne dozvolitihallani sem akar vmirőlmemperbolehkanvilja ekki heyra á e-ð minnst, taka ekki í mál(non voler sentir parlare di)聞き入れない승낙[]하지 않다nenoriu/nenori ir klausyti apienegribēt pat dzirdētmembenarkanik zal wel eens zienikke ville høre tale omnie chcę (chce) słyszeć onão admito, etc., quea nu vrea să audă de/despreни за что не позволятьnechcieť ani počuťne hoteti nič slišati one hteti ni čutijag borde ha förståttไม่ฟังizin vermemek不同意(він) про це і чути не хочеکسی چیز کی اجازت نہیں دیناcho/không cho phép cái gì

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