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hear  /ˈhir/ ? Meaning of "hear"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
  2. (v) get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
  3. (v) examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
  4. (v) receive a communication from someone
  5. (v) listen and pay attention

Synonym(s)

find out, get a line, get wind, get word, learn, pick up

Derived Word(s)

hearer

Usage(s):

  1. Because he couldn't hear the dialogue, the producers added subtitles timed exactly to the characters' voices so that Samuragoch could compose the score around the dialogue.
  2. I want to hear crips talking about opera, strippers on Renaissance paintings, UFC champions on Finnegans Wake.
  3. If something is on your left, you hear a little bit of it on your right side, reflected off the wall, so it adds that.

Quotes

  1. "This isn't about me," Obama said. "This debate is about the letters I read when I sit in the Oval Office every day, and the stories I hear at town hall meetings.This debate is not a game for these Americans, and they cannot afford to wait...
    on Jul 22, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: Politico

  2. "Democrats haven't scheduled so much as a committee hearing for Donald Berwick but the mere possibility of allowing the American people the opportunity to hear what he intends to do with their health care is evidently reason enough for this...
    on Jul 6, 2010 By: Mitch McConnell Source: msnbc.com

  3. "You just hear this constant whining," Gramm told the Washington Times, "complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline."
    on Jul 16, 2008 By: Phil Gramm Source: Indianapolis Star

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