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- [heer]
- /hɪər/
- /hɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [heer]
- /hɪər/
Definitions of hear word
- verb with object hear to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell? 1
- verb with object hear to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news. 1
- verb with object hear to listen to; give or pay attention to: They refused to hear our side of the argument. 1
- verb with object hear to be among the audience at or of (something): to hear a recital. 1
- verb with object hear to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly: to hear a case. 1
- verb with object hear to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone): to hear the defendant. 1
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Origin of hear
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English heren, Old English hēran, hīeran; cognate with Dutch horen, German hören, Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan; perhaps akin to Greek akoúein (see acoustic)
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Parts of speech for Hear
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hear popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hear usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hear
verb hear
- attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- pick up — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- listen — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
Antonyms for hear
verb hear
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
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