Search results for 'hear':

hear verb (heard , hearing) 1 tr & intr to perceive (sounds) with the ear. 2 to listen to something • Did you hear what he said? 3 intrans (usually hear about or of something) to be told about it or informed of it. 4 intrans (usually hear from someone) to be contacted by them, especially by letter or telephone. 5 law to listen to and judge (a case). hearer noun. hear! hear! an expression of agreement or approval. hear tell or hear tell of something dialect to be told about it. not hear of something not to allow it to happen • They would not hear of it.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hieran.