Meaning of hear in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• (stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.

  Example: I was deaf, and now I can hear.

• (stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.

  Example: I heard a sound from outside the window.

• To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.

• To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).

  Example: Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.

• To receive information about; to come to learn of.

• (with from) To be contacted by.

• To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.

  Example: Your case will be heard at the end of the month.

• To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.

  Example: You're tired of all the ads on TV? I hear ya.