to hear

Examples

• All

• What were some of the things you heard about OGA?

  Shawn Ryan Show

• Suddenly, they were very alert, and we could hear a lion calling from the distance.

  Academic text (1999)

• OK, Charles, what did you hear in my questions?

• Did you guys hear that we are going to LA?

• As you may have heard, it's been a difficult day.

  Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

• We hear most everything on the radio these days.

  The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

• I'm so glad to hear you say that.

  #No_Filter (2022)

• Some of the students enrolled after hearing about the course from friends.

  Academic text (2013)

• I've heard that's a real page turner.

  Hell of a Summer (2023)

• I didn't see it happen, but I did hear about the accident from a friend.

Synonyms

S

to see

vsto hear

∞ 1.0

To understand what something means

is about becoming aware by sounds or others telling you

F

to find out

vsto hear

∞ 2.1

To learn something you did not know, often by searching or asking

is more about simple accidental awareness without active searching

L

to learn

vsto hear

∞ 1.0

Find out about something often by chance

refers to becoming aware often in passing rather than purposeful learning

D

to discover

vsto hear

∞ 1.0

To find out about something for the first time, often by chance

is awareness gained often by chance rather than deliberate search

P

to pick up

vsto hear

∞ 2.6

To learn or notice something often by chance

is usually learned indirectly without focused effort or formal study

G

to get wind

vsto hear

31 5.8

Hear about something by chance, not from official sources

is learned casually or indirectly rather than through official means

C

to catch wind of

vsto hear

• Informal

7 5.4

Hear about something from other people before official news

is usually learned by chance or without direct sources

Antonyms

M

to miss

518 1.7

To not notice or hear something important

O

to overlook

243 2.9

To not notice someone or something you should see

Idioms

H

to hear the end of it

• Informal

8 8.1

To be told again and again about something you did wrong in an angry way

N

to never hear the end of it

• Informal

4 7.4

To have other people keep talking about something embarrassing or annoying

H

to hear the grass grow

• Informal

1 9.9

A very quiet place where even the smallest sounds seem noticeable

L

long time no hear

• Informal

8.4

An informal greeting used when you have not had news from someone for a long time

H

to hear from the other side

5.1

To listen to people with the opposite view before deciding

Phrasal Verbs

H

to hear out

• Informal

92 3.2

Listen to someone until they finish speaking

H

to hear me out

• Informal

86 4.4

Listen to someone until they finish speaking

H

to hear voices

• Specialized

40 8.4

To hear people talking when no one is there

B

to barely hear

20 3.6

To be able to just catch a voice or sound with difficulty

H

to hear things

5 8.8

To notice sounds or voices that are not there

How Certain

to know

∞ 1.0

to find out

∞ 2.1

to hear

∞ 1.0

to suspect

925 3.6

Surface Forms

Etymology