hear ye
Crier's formal summons
Hear ye is an archaic call for attention, historically used by town criers and court officials to command silence before announcements: Hear ye, hear ye, the court is now in session.
The ye is an old plural form of "you." Today the phrase appears mainly in historical contexts, ceremonial settings, or humorous imitation of old-fashioned proclamations.
Give careful attention
- listenPerceive sound attentively
- harkListen, old-fashioned
- attendBe present at
- hearkenListen with attention
notice · alertness · awareness · silence · focus · assembly · gather · convene
Official public announcer
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- edictAuthoritative public command
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
summons · mandate · dictum · fiat · manifesto · ukase · rescript · directive
heed
Give careful attention
hearken · notice · alertness · awareness · silence · focus · assembly · gather · convene · audience
town crier
Official public announcer
pronouncement · summons · mandate · dictum · fiat · manifesto · ukase · rescript · directive · injunction
town crier
Official public announcer
kingdom · village · marketplace · bell · square · cobblestone · parchment · squire · curfew · bailiff
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
fanfare · scepter · monarch · gavel · magistrate · protocol · pomp · regalia · procession · coronation
hear yedismissed
Released from duty
disperse · disregard · as you were · carry on · move along
hear, ye, hears, heard, hearing, hearer, hearers, overhear, overheard