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1perceive something audible — index hear (perceive by ear) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2hear — [hir] vt. heard [hʉrd] hearing [ME heren < OE hieran, akin to Ger hören (Goth hausjan) < IE base * keu , to notice, observe > L cavere, be on one s guard, Gr koein, to perceive, hear] 1. to perceive or sense (sounds), esp. through… …
3hear — vt heard, hear·ing 1 a: to give a hearing to the court heard the claims the judge agreed to hear argument on the objection b: to conduct a hearing about the magistrate s authority to hear a matter properly before him 2 a …
4Perceive — Per*ceive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perceiving}.] [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L. percipere, perceptum; per (see {Per }) + capere to take, receive. See {Capacious}, and cf. {Perception}.] 1. To obtain knowledge of through… …
5Hear — (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,… …
6Hear 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 …
7Hear — Hear, v. i. 1. To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. The hearing ear. Prov. xx. 12. [1913 Webster] 2. To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen. [1913 Webster] So spake our mother… …
8hear — ► VERB (past and past part. heard) 1) perceive (a sound) with the ear. 2) be told or informed of. 3) (have heard of) be aware of the existence of. 4) (hear from) receive a letter or phone call from. 5) listen or pay att …
9hear — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to learn ) to hear about, of (we have heard of her; have you heard about the earthquake?) 2) (d; intr.) ( to receive word ) to hear from (I have not heard from him about this matter) 3) (I) ( to perceive by ear ) I heard them… …
10hear — 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… …