hear
heer
- v perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
- v get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- v examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
The jury had heard all the evidence - v receive a communication from someone
We heard nothing from our son for five years - v listen and pay attention
We must hear the expert before we make a decision
- 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.
- It's better to ask: Would you like to hear about a study I just read about? Would you like to hear about a book I found helpful? Asking permission is one of the main principles.
- I want to hear crips talking about opera, strippers on Renaissance paintings, UFC champions on Finnegans Wake.