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to hear
01
to notice the sound a person or thing is making
Transitive: to hear a sound
Ditransitive: to hear sb/sth doing sth | to hear sb/sth do sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Irregular
Present tense
hear
3rd person singular
hears
Present participle
hearing
Past simple
heard
Past participle
heard
Examples
I heard footsteps behind me and quickly turned around.
1.1
to listen and pay attention to the sound someone or something is producing
Transitive: to hear sth
Examples
Before dismissing their ideas, let's hear them in detail.
02
to be told or receive information or news regarding something
Transitive: to hear information | to hear that
Examples
He was relieved to hear that his flight wasn’t canceled.
03
(of a court case) to listen, examine, and judge based on the evidence presented, statements given, etc.
Transitive: to hear a court case
Examples
The court will hear the case next week.
Lexical Tree
hearable
hearer
hearing
hear
