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English Dictionary: hear	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hear v perceive (sound) via the auditory sense get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" Synonym(s): learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" Synonym(s): hear, try receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years" listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" Synonym(s): listen, hear, take heed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hear \Hear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heard}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hearing}.] [OE. heren, AS,. hi[82]ran, h[?]ran, h[?]ran; akin to OS. h[?]rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h[?]ren, G. h[94]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw: h[94]ra, Dan. hore, Goth. hausjan, and perh. to Gr. [?], E. acoustic. Cf. {Hark}, {Hearken}.] 1. To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call. Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of travelers. --Shak. He had been heard to utter an ominous growl. --Macaulay. 2. To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow. 3. To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass. 4. To give attention to as a teacher or judge. Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. --2 Sam. xv. 3. I beseech your honor to hear me one single word. --Shak. 5. To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor. I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice. --Ps. cxvi. 1. They think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. --Matt. vi. 7. {Hear him}. See Remark, under {Hear}, v. i. {To hear a bird sing}, to receive private communication. [Colloq.] --Shak. {To hear say}, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to receive by rumor. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hear \Hear\, v. i. 1. To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. [bd]The Hearing ear.[b8] --Prov. xx. 12. 2. To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen. So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard, Well pleased, but answered not. --Milton. 3. To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter. I have heard, sir, of such a man. --Shak. I must hear from thee every day in the hour. --Shak. {To hear ill}, to be blamed. [Obs.] Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome, he heard ill for his temporizing and slow proceedings. --Holland. {To hear well}, to be praised. [Obs.] Note: Hear, or Hear him, is often used in the imperative, especially in the course of a speech in English assemblies, to call attention to the words of the speaker. Hear him, . . . a cry indicative, according to the tone, of admiration, acquiescence, indignation, or derision. --Macaulay.