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1. Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
    
2. Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
   - learn, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
    
3. Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
   "The jury had heard all the evidence"
   - try
    
4. Receive a communication from someone
   "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
    
5. Listen and pay attention
   "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
   - listen, take heed

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Derived forms: heard, hears, hearing

See also: hearable, hearer, hearing

Type of: center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], comprehend, concentrate, examine, focus, perceive, pick up, pore, probe, receive, rivet

Encyclopedia: Hear Hear, hear Hear,hear