Thesaurus: hear

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. t. To give class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/audience">audience or class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/attention">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. v. t. To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass.
4. v. t. To give attention to as a teacher or judge.
5. v. t. To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor.
6. v. i. To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound.
7. v. i. To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen.
8. v. i. To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter.
9. v. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
10. v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
11. v. examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
12. v. receive a communication from someone