| 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. Phrasal Verb: 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! hear from Idiom: 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. hear, hear Used to express approval. [Middle English hearen, Old English h  eran; see kous- in Indo-European roots.]hear  er 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
| Verb | 1. | 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" |
| 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" ascertain - learn or discover with certainty | |
| 3. |  hear - examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" | |
| 4. | hear - receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years" | |
| 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 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 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] vt → oír (= perceive); sentir (= listen to); escuchar (= lecture); asistir a;
(LAW) [+ case]; ver
vi → oír;
to hear from sb → tener noticias de algn;
hear [heard , pt, pp ] [hɪəʳ, həːd] vt → entendre [+ news]; apprendre [+ lecture]; assister à, écouter
vi → entendre;
did you hear about the move? → tu es au courant du déménagement?;
hear [pt heard, pp ] [hɪəʳ, həːd] vt → sentire [+ news]; ascoltare [+ lecture]; assistere a;
(LAW) [+ case]; esaminare
vi → sentire;
to hear from sb → ricevere notizie da qn
hear out vt → ascoltare senza interrompere
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. hoor يَسْمَع чувам slyšet høre hören ακούω oír kuulma شنيدن kuulla entendre לִשמוֹעַ सुनना cuti (meg)hall mendengar heyra sentire 聞く 듣다 girdėti dzirdēt dengar horen høre słyszeć ouvir a auzi слышать počuť slišati čuti höra ได้ยิน duymak, işitmek 聽見 чути اصوات کو سننا nghe 听见
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, aanhoor يُصْغي слушам projednávat; vyslechnout afhøre; høre anhören (εισ)ακούω ver, escuchar kuulama گوش كردن kuunnella écouter לְהַקשִיב सुनाई देना slušati, poslušati tárgyal; (meg)hallgat mendengarkan hlusta á ascoltare 耳を傾ける 주의해서 듣다 (iš)klausyti uzklausīt; (tiesā) noklausīties mendengar horen, luisteren naar høre på, lytte til słuchać ouvir a asculta слушать; выслушивать vypočuť; vypočúvať poslušati saslušati höra på, lyssna till (på) ฟัง dinlemek, kulak vermek 審理, 聽取 слухати کسی مقصد سے سننا lắng nghe 审理
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, verneem يَتَلَقّى مَعْلومات чувам slyšet, mít zprávy høre; erfare hören μαθαίνω, πληροφορούμαι oír, oír decir, saber algo, tener noticias kuulma آگاهي داشتن kuulla entendre (dire), des nouvelles avoir (de), entendre (parler de) לִשמוֹעַ ध्यान से सुनना saznati, cuti megtud (vmit) mendengar heyra, frétta, hafa spurnir af sentire 聞き知る 정보［소식］를 얻어듣다 turėti žinių, išgirsti uzzināt; dzirdēt; saņemt ziņas mendengar berita horen, vernemen, ter ore komen høre, få vite, erfare dowiadywać się, mieć wiadomości ouvir (falar) a auzi, a afla (noutăţi) слышать počuť, mať / dostať správy slišati čuti höra, höra talas ฟัง duymak, öğrenmek, işitmek 聽到; 獲得信息 дізнаватися معلومات حاصل کرنا nghe nói 听到
n hearing
1 the ability to hear My hearing is not very good. gehoor سَمْع، حاسَّة السَّمْع слух sluch hørelse das Gehör ακοή oído kuulmine شنوايي kuulo ouïe שְׁמִיעָה सुनने की शक्ति sluh hallás pendengaran heyrn udito 聴力 청력 klausa dzirde pendengaran gehoor hørsel słuch audição auz слух sluch sluh sluh hörsel การได้ยิน işitme, işitme duyusu 聽力 слух سننے کی صلاحیت thính giác 听力
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. hoorafstand مَدى السَّمع обсег на слуха doslech hørevidde die Hörweite ακτίνα ακοής al alcance del oído kuuldekaugus صدارس kuulomatka à portée de voix טְוָוח שְׁמִיעָה सुनवाई zvucna udaljenost hallótávolság jarak pendengaran heyrnarmál portata d'orecchio 聞える範囲 들리는 거리 girdimumo ribos dzirdamības robežas jarak pendengaran gehoorsafstand hørevidde zasięg słuchu alcance da voz rază auditivă предел слышимости dosluch slišno polje domet sluha hörhåll ระยะทางที่สามารถได้ยินเสียง işitme mesafesi 聽力所及的距離 чутність وہ فاصلہ جتنی دور سے سنا جا سکتا ہو tầm nghe 听力所及的距离
3 an act of listening We ought to give his views a fair hearing. luister إصْغاء изслушване popřát sluchu høring; behandling das Anhören ακρόαση oportunidad de hablar kuulamine توجه kuuntelu audition הַקשָׁבָה श्रवण सीमा saslušanje, slušanje meghallgatás pertimbangan áheyrn udienza 傾聴 경청 išklausymas uzklausīt kādu peluang utk membuat penjelasan het aanhoren van høring, lytting wysłuchanie audiência ascultare выслушивание počúvanie poslušanje saslušanje åhörande การได้ยิน dinleme 傾聽 слухання سننے کا عمل sự nghe 倾听
4 a court case The hearing is tomorrow. verhoor سَماع الشُّهود изслушване stání, přelíčení retsmøde die Anhörung, das Verhör ακροαματική διαδικασία, εκδίκαση audiencia, vista kohtuistung محاكمه oikeuskäsittely audition, audience שִׁימוּע सुनवाई sudska rasprava; saslušanje pred istražnom komisijom (bírósági) tárgyalás pemeriksaan réttarhald udienza 審理 심리 bylos nagrinėjimas, teismo posėdis (tiesā) lietas noklausīšanās pembicaraan verhoor rettsmøte, domsforhandling, prosedyre rozprawa audiência audiere слушание výsluch zaslišanje saslušanje hörande, förhör, prövning ความสามารถในการได้ยิน duruşma, durum 審訊 слухання справи عدالتی مقدمہ phiên xét xử 审讯
n hearing-aid
a small electronic instrument which helps deaf people to hear better by making sounds louder by means of an amplifier. gehoortoestel سَمّاعَة الأصَم слухов апарат naslouchátko høreapparat die Hörhilfe ακουστικό βαρηκοΐας audífono kuuldeaparaat سمعك kuulokoje appareil acoustique מַכשִׁיר שְׁמִיעָה श्रवण यंत्र aparat za nagluhe hallásjavító készülék alat bantu rungu heyrnartæki apparecchio acustico 補聴器 보청기 klausos aparatas dzirdes aparāts alat pendengaran gehoorapparaat høreapparat aparat słuchowy aparelho de audição слуховой аппарат slúchadlo slušna priprava slušni aparat hörapparat เครื่องช่วยฟัง işitme cihazı, kulaklık 助聽器 слуховий апарат کم سننے والوں کی مدد کے لۓ مشین máy trợ thính 助听器
n hearsay [-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, gerugte إشاعَه، تَقَوُّلات слух doslech rygte das Hörensagen φήμη rumor kuulujutt شايعه kuulopuhe ouï-dire שְׁמוּעָה अफवाह glasine, naklapanja hallomás desas-desus sögusögn, kvittur sentito dire うわさ 소문 nuogirdos baumas khabar angin van horenzeggen folkesnakk, rykte(r) pogłoska boato vorbe; (din) auzite слухи čo sa vraví, klebeta, chýr nepotrjena govorica rekla-kazala hörsägen คำบอกเล่า söylenti, dedikodu 傳聞 чутка افواہ tin đồn 传闻
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 الموافَقَه да, да výborně! hørt! Hørt! Bravo!Stimmt! εύγε! (επιφ.) así es õige! õige! نشانه موافقت kannatetaan bravo! נָכוֹן! הֵידָד! सुनो, सुनो tako 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 je hör! hör! บอกให้ฟัง Bravo!; Yaşa!; Tamam! 說得對 так! так! اپنا اتفاق ظاہر کرنے کا کلمہ hoan hô 说得对
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 oor لن أسْمَع! لن أوافِق! не позволявам nechtít ani slyšet o høre tale om etwas nicht dulden δεν επιτρέπω, δε θέλω ούτε να ακούσω hablar de no querer ni oír, negarse a, ni hablar ei taha kuuldagi اجازه دادن ei tule kuuloonkaan ne pas entendre parler de vouloir לֹא אַסכִּים לְכָך इजाजत नहीं देना ni da cujem o tome; ne dozvoliti hallani sem akar vmiről memperbolehkan vilja ekki heyra á e-ð minnst, taka ekki í mál (non voler sentir parlare di) 聞き入れない 승낙[]하지 않다 nenoriu/nenori ir klausyti apie negribēt pat dzirdēt membenarkan wel eens ik zal zien ikke ville høre tale om nie chcę (chce) słyszeć o não admito, etc., que a nu vrea să audă de/despre ни за что не позволять nechcieť ani počuť ne hoteti nič slišati o ne hteti ni čuti jag borde ha förstått ไม่ฟัง izin vermemek 不同意 (він) про це і чути не хоче کسی چیز کی اجازت نہیں دینا cho/không cho phép cái gì 需要；希望得到，真想
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