to hear
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1.0
- verb
- /hɪr/
- I mean, you are going to hear him speak from the heart.
- want to hear
- hear someone speak
- hear someone say
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Watch on YouTubeAnd more than anything, they hear us and they change it.
- And more than anything, they hear us and they change it.
- You feel him, you get answers, you hear him, you release.
- I don't think people want to hear that, you know?
- They leave the noise to hear the muse.
- The best advice I've ever received or heard is to pray.
- That's when they're ready to hear maybe what I might have to say.
- So you hear this, you hear this, then you hear this.
- You know, they want to hear that views from people.
- But people like some people like to hear that secret.
Examples
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There was a willing audience, eager to hear something that didn't make them sad or bored.
Academic text (2011) -
I want you to hear it from me first.
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I know that you can hear me, OK?
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And we'll get a chance to hear that in a bit.
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I would hear you crying in your room after school.
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Sometimes you just got to tell them what they need to hear.
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Do you hear what I'm saying?
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Students will be eager to hear more of the story with each class meeting!
Academic text (2013) -
American voters should hear in more detail what each candidate would do about it.
Academic text (2008) -
I want you to hear it from me first so you understand the situation clearly.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Pay attention to sounds or speech to hear and understand them
985
1.6
To focus on someone or something and notice carefully
131
3.2
Listen to someone until they finish speaking
79
4.4
Listen to someone until they finish speaking
22
4.1
To accept good advice and change your mind
15
7.5
To listen very closely to every word someone says
14
3.2
To listen or watch carefully
12
6.2
Pay careful attention to advice or warnings
4
6.2
To listen carefully to someone
3
3.2
To listen to someone and show you care
1
6.4
To pay careful attention to what someone says or does
1
9.9
To listen carefully and pay attention
1
3.7
Stay alert to hear useful news or information
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
10
8.1
To be told again and again about something you did wrong in an angry way
- Informal
9
7.4
To have other people keep talking about something embarrassing or annoying
- Informal
1
8.4
An informal greeting used when you have not had news from someone for a long time
- Informal
1
9.9
A very quiet place where even the smallest sounds seem noticeable
Phrasal Verbs
How Attentive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hear originally meant 'to listen', and over time it came to mean 'listen to someone's words' or pay attention to them. That's why we say we will hear someone when we mean we will listen to their view.