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Hear

/hɪə(ɹ)/

(stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.

📖 Definitions of "Hear"

verb
  1. 1

    (stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.

    "I was deaf, and now I can hear."

  2. 2

    (stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.

    "I heard a sound from outside the window."

  3. 3

    To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.

  4. 4

    To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).

    "Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties."

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