hears
Gets wind of
Hears is the third-person singular of hear—to perceive sound through the ears.
She hears everything that goes on in this office.
Beyond literal sound, hears extends to receiving information or being told: He hears you're leaving the company.
A judge who hears a case presides over it.
Whoever hears this message should call immediately.
Perceives sound attentively
- heedsPays attention to
- noticesPerceives or announcements
- perceivesBecomes aware of something
- catchesSeizes in motion
registers · picks up · tunes in · pays attention · absorbs · takes in · comprehends · understands
Audible wave phenomenon
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- pitchFrequency of sound
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- echoReflected sound wave
resonance · tone · amplitude · timbre · decibel · waveform · harmonic · reverberation
Tiny insertable audio devices
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
music · speaker · stereo · broadcast · recording · narration · dialogue · conversation
Sworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- trialJudicial examination of claims
judge · case · appeal · petition · argument · proceedings · ruling · verdict
Perceives speech unintentionally
- wiretapHidden listening device
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- interceptSeize en route
- buggingSecretly recording conversations
spy · snoop · covert · clandestine · surreptitious · pry · stealth · monitors
listens
Perceives sound attentively
catches · registers · picks up · tunes in · pays attention · absorbs · takes in · comprehends · understands · grasps
sound
Audible wave phenomenon
echo · resonance · tone · amplitude · timbre · decibel · waveform · harmonic · reverberation · sonic
earbuds
Tiny insertable audio devices
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
radio · music · speaker · stereo · broadcast · recording · narration · dialogue · conversation · announcement
testimony
Sworn statement as evidence
trial · judge · case · appeal · petition · argument · proceedings · ruling · verdict · deliberation
overhears
Perceives speech unintentionally
- wiretapHidden listening device
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- interceptSeize en route
bugging · spy · snoop · covert · clandestine · surreptitious · pry · stealth · monitors · taps
- hear fromReceive communication
- hear me outRequest for patient attention
- I hear youAcknowledgment of understanding
- heard fromReceived communication from
- hear outListen without interrupting
- hearing aidsPersonal sound amplifiers
hear, hearing, heard, overhear, hearer, overheard, unheard, hearings, overhearing