to hear
Register auditory input
To hear is to perceive sound through the ears.
Beyond physical sensation, hear extends to receiving information: I hear you're moving to Austin.
To hear someone out is to listen fully before responding.
Hear, hear! expresses agreement or approval, originally calling attention to a speaker.
In legal contexts, a judge hears a case by presiding over arguments.
I won't hear of it means refusing to consider something.
- listenPerceive sound attentively
- lend an earListen with sympathy
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- earAuditory organ
- audibleCapable of being detected by ear
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