hear

  • 21hear*/*/*/ — [hɪə] (past tense and past participle heard [hɜːd] ) verb 1) [I/T] to realize that someone or something is making a sound Mary heard the sound of voices.[/ex] Shh I can t hear.[/ex] No one could hear what she said.[/ex] He heard the door slam… …

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  • 22hear — [[t]hɪər[/t]] v. heard(hûrd), hear•ing. 1) phl to perceive by the ear: to hear noises[/ex] 2) to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news[/ex] 3) to listen to; give or pay attention to 4) to be among the audience at or of… …

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  • 23hear — see hear all, see all, say nowt, tak’ all, keep all, gie nowt, and if tha ever does owt for nowt do it for thysen ask no questions and hear no lies believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see there’s none so deaf as those who… …

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  • 24hear — verb (heard; hearing) Etymology: Middle English heren, from Old English hīeran; akin to Old High German hōren to hear, and probably to Latin cavēre to be on guard, Greek akouein to hear Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to perceive or… …

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  • 25hear of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hear of : present tense I/you/we/they hear of he/she/it hears of present participle hearing of past tense heard of past participle heard of 1) hear of something to find out that something has happened I was… …

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  • 26hear — verb (past and past participle heard) 1》 perceive (a sound) with the ear. 2》 be told or informed of.     ↘(have heard of) be aware of the existence of.     ↘(hear from) receive a letter or phone call from.     ↘(hear someone out) listen to all… …

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  • 27hear — v. (past and past part. heard) 1 tr. (also absol.) perceive (sound etc.) with the ear. 2 tr. listen to (heard them on the radio). 3 tr. listen judicially to and judge (a case, plaintiff, etc.). 4 intr. (foll. by about, of, or that + clause) be… …

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  • 28Hear It Is — Infobox Album | Name = Hear It Is Type = Studio album Artist = The Flaming Lips Released = 1986 Recorded = Genre = Indie rock Length = 44:22 Label = Restless Records, Pink Dust Producer = The Flaming Lips, Randy Burns Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2 …

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  • 29hear — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to learn ) to hear about, of (we have heard of her; have you heard about the earthquake?) 2) (d; intr.) ( to receive word ) to hear from (I have not heard from him about this matter) 3) (I) ( to perceive by ear ) I heard them… …

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  • 30hear — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To perceive by ear] Syn. listen to, hearken, hark, give attention, attend to, make out, auscultate, become aware of, catch, descry, apprehend, take in, eavesdrop, detect, perceive by the ear, overhear, take cognizance of,… …

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