HEAR as VERB

1. Meaning
   • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
   Synonym(s)
   • discover (what does discover mean?)
   • find out (what does find out mean?)
   • get a line (what does get a line mean?)
   • get wind (what does get wind mean?)
   • get word (what does get word mean?)
   • learn (what does learn mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • see (what does see mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I learned that she has two grown-up children
   • I see that you have been promoted
   Hyponym(s)
   • get the goods (what does get the goods mean?)
   • wise up (what does wise up mean?)
   • trip up (what does trip up mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • ascertain (what does ascertain mean?)
   • discover (what does discover mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • discovery (what does discovery mean?)
   • discovery (what does discovery mean?)
   • breakthrough (what does breakthrough mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • discovery (what does discovery mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • uncovering (what does uncovering mean?)
2. Meaning
   • receive a communication from someone
   Usage Example(s)
   • We heard nothing from our son for five years
   Hypernyms(s) hear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • receive (what does receive mean?)
3. Meaning
   • perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
   Hypernyms(s) hear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • perceive (what does perceive mean?)
   • comprehend (what does comprehend mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   • overhear (what does overhear mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hearing (what does hearing mean?)
   • audition (what does audition mean?)
   • auditory sense (what does auditory sense mean?)
   • sense of hearing (what does sense of hearing mean?)
   • auditory modality (what does auditory modality mean?)
4. Meaning
   • listen and pay attention
   Synonym(s)
   • listen (what does listen mean?)
   • take heed (what does take heed mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Listen to your father
   • We must hear the expert before we make a decision
   Hypernyms(s) hear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • concentrate (what does concentrate mean?)
   • focus (what does focus mean?)
   • center (what does center mean?)
   • centre (what does centre mean?)
   • pore (what does pore mean?)
   • rivet (what does rivet mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hearer (what does hearer mean?)
   • listener (what does listener mean?)
   • auditor (what does auditor mean?)
   • attender (what does attender mean?)
   • listening (what does listening mean?)
   • hearing (what does hearing mean?)
   • hearer (what does hearer mean?)
   • listener (what does listener mean?)
   • auditor (what does auditor mean?)
   • attender (what does attender mean?)
   • listening (what does listening mean?)
   • hearing (what does hearing mean?)
5. Meaning
   • examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
   Synonym(s)
   • try (what does try mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The jury had heard all the evidence
   • The case will be tried in California
   Hypernyms(s) hear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • probe (what does probe mean?)
   • examine (what does examine mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • rehear (what does rehear mean?)
   • retry (what does retry mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • trier (what does trier mean?)
   • hearing (what does hearing mean?)