hear (redirected from hears tell that)

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.

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

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hearer n.

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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

Thesaurus

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" 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 a line, get wind, get word, learn, discover, find out, pick up, see 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.	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" try 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" take heed, listen 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"

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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] vt → oír (= perceive); sentir (= listen to); escuchar (= lecture); asistir a;

(LAW) [+ case]; ver

vi → oír;

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

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hear [heard , pt, pp ] [hɪəʳ, həːd] vt → entendre [+ news]; apprendre [+ lecture]; assister à, écouter

vi → entendre;

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 vt → écouter jusqu'au bout

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hear [hɪəʳ] [heard , pt, pp ] vt → hören;

(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 vt → ausreden lassen

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hear [pt heard, pp ] [hɪəʳ, həːd] vt → sentire [+ news]; ascoltare [+ lecture]; assistere a;

(LAW) [+ case]; esaminare

vi → sentire;

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 vt → ascoltare senza interrompere