hear a case

  • 1hear a case — index try (conduct a trial) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2hear the case — index adjudicate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3case — I n. legal action argument 1) to hear, try a case (the court will not hear this case) 2) to argue, plead a case (the lawyer argued the case skillfully) 3) to make (out), present, state; take a case (she made out a good case for her client; the… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 4hear — verb past tense and past participle heard /h:d/ 1 HEAR SOUNDS/WORDS ETC (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to know that a sound is being made, using your ears: Did you hear that noise? | I called his name, but he pretended not to hear …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5hear — hearable, adj. hearer, n. /hear/, v., heard /herrd/, hearing. v.t. 1. to perceive by the ear: Didn t you hear the doorbell? 2. to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news. 3. to listen to; give or pay attention to: They… …

    Universalium

  • 6hear — [[t]hɪər[/t]] v. heard(hûrd), hear•ing. 1) phl to perceive by the ear: to hear noises[/ex] 2) to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news[/ex] 3) to listen to; give or pay attention to 4) to be among the audience at or of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7hear — W1S1 [hıə US hır] v past tense and past participle heard [hə:d US hə:rd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hear sounds/words etc)¦ 2¦(listen to somebody/something)¦ 3¦(be told something)¦ 4¦(in court)¦ 5 have heard of somebody/something 6 not hear the last of somebody… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8hear — [ hır ] (past tense and past participle heard [ hɜrd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 notice sound ▸ 2 receive information ▸ 3 listen to ▸ 4 understand (feeling) ▸ 5 about things said ▸ 6 in court of law ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive never… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9Hear — (h[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heard} (h[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hearing}.] [OE. heren, AS,. hi[ e]ran, h[=y]ran, h[=e]ran; akin to OS. h[=o]rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h[=o]ren, G. h[ o]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw. h[ o]ra, Dan. hore,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Hear him — Hear Hear (h[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heard} (h[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hearing}.] [OE. heren, AS,. hi[ e]ran, h[=y]ran, h[=e]ran; akin to OS. h[=o]rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h[=o]ren, G. h[ o]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw. h[ o]ra, Dan …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English