3 definitions found
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['e]ran, h?ran, h?ran; akin to
OS. h?rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h?ren, G.
h["o]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw: h["o]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. ``The
Hearing ear.'' --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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hear
v 1: perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
2: 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" [syn: {learn}, {get word}, {get
wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}, {see}]
3: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process;
"The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be
tried in California" [syn: {try}]
4: receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from
our son for five years"
5: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must
hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: {listen},
{take heed}]
[also: {heard}]