Hear meaning in English
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Definition
to hear: to listen, to receive sound, to perceive sound
I hear someone opening the door.
I heard that you make good food at this restaurant.
This is an irregular verb:
I hear / I heard / I have heard
to hear about (sthg/sbdy): to receive news, information about (sthg/sbdy)
I hear that...: I was told that...
Pronunciation examples
UK: I hear footsteps coming up the stairs.
US: I heard that you make great mojitos at this bar.
Examples
- "If you have seen Stink, or heard any rumors to his location, please contact the lost dog hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 1-800-RU MY DOG (1-800-786-9364)"
- "Bruno : Alright alright, I've heard enough."
- "Are you ready to hear my song?"
- "Did you hear that?"
- "I hear voices!"
- "I wonder if you can hear me, sweet friend, sweet prince."
- "I'm hearing a lot of crying from the accounting cubicle."
- "Bob the Brit : You heard the man, now keep your hands up!"
- "Brian : Have you heard the sound of silence yet?"
- "Would you like to hear a joke?"
- "That's like the funniest thing I've ever heard!"
- "Brian : We know for a fact that barking was heard in the vicinity of the copy machine at 7.15pm, just 3 minutes before Stink's body was discovered in the hallway!"
- "Edward : You've never heard music?"
- "I thought I heard something."
- "Jones is expected in court this morning to hear charges against him. He vehemently denies claims that he passed on top secret information to perfume rivals Kalvin Krime and Grevlon."
- "I heard this great one about a rabbi, a sherpa and a kangaroo..."
- "I was so sorry to hear that you were dead."
- "I can hear trouble from miles away!"
- "Judge : The court will now hear the prosecution's first witness: Horatio Oléré."
- "Admiral Jones : You heard the doctor."
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