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US
/ˈhiɹ/
]
[ UK /hˈiə/ ]
[ UK /hˈiə/ ]
VERB
-
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
The case will be tried in California
The jury had heard all the evidence - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
-
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
I see that you have been promoted
I learned that she has two grown-up children -
listen and pay attention
We must hear the expert before we make a decision
Listen to your father -
receive a communication from someone
We heard nothing from our son for five years
How To Use hear In A Sentence
- When the King heard this, he bade his son be slain; but on the next day the second Wazir came forward for intercession and kissed ground in prostration. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- A heart will not be hurt for pursuing a dream, when you truly want something, all the universe conspires to help you complete the.
- Kids at one Connecticut school don't like a new rule, but you probably won't hear them expressing themselves by using profanity: the rule to keep kids from cussing.
- So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken. Book XXII
- The baby was born with a heart problem and only survived for a few hours.
- Some lucky local with an open fire had determined the evening warranted a little extra cheer, more than the central heating could provide, and had lit a small blaze on his hearth.
- I play the piano, so it is natural for me to think ‘harmonically’ a lot of the time (one can hear harmonies instantly on a piano; also mainstream jazz is extremely harmony driven).
- Epsom showed a great deal of heart considering their lowly league position but there are days when courage counts for naught and this was one of them.
- And in a way I want to make my language as mimetic as possible, as sensual as possible, so that you can feel the treetops, taste the lamb chump chops, and hear the wind and the sound of the surf beating on the beach.
- Her mother has written to him explaining the situation but has not heard back.