hear

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
2. (stative, transitive) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
3. (transitive) To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
4. (transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
5. (transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of.
6. To be contacted by.
7. (transitive) To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
8. (informal, transitive) To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
9. (Greek, transitive) To study under.

Intj

you hear me

Synonyms

listen

understand

listen to

feel

obey

learn

try

know

see

👀

attend

find out

smell

👃

catch

detect

be attentive

harken

discover

perceive

pay attention

read

📖

give ear

sense

be informed

get a line

convey

comprehend

audible

clear

take heed

taste

be told

realize

get word

remember

get wind

get

pick up

rumor

listen in

mind

hear of

ear

👂

heed

hearing

heard

hearken

inform

hark

notice

cause to hear

Translations

entendre

hören

sentire

horen

ouvir

oír

écouter

udire

ακούω

ascoltare

escuchar

duymak

audire

sentir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: heren

Inherited from Old English: hīeran

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: heere

Cognate with Western Frisian: hearre

Cognate with Dutch: horen

Cognate with German: hören

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: høre

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: høyra

Cognate with Icelandic: heyra

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἀκούω

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną
Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan
Old English hīeran
Middle English heren
English hear
From Middle English heren, from Old English hīeran (“to hear”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (“to be sharp-eared”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *h₂ows- (“ear”) + *-yéti (denominative suffix).
Cognates
Cognate with Saterland Frisian heere (“to hear”), West Frisian hearre (“to hear”), Dutch horen (“to hear”), German hören (“to hear”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål høre (“to hear”), Norwegian Nynorsk høyra (“to hear”), Swedish höra (“to hear”), Icelandic heyra (“to hear”), Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō, “I hear”).

Sentences

Will you hear it ?

But I needed to hear that message .

Let me hear you cheer !

The concert was loud enough for everyone in the city to hear .

Hey ! Well , can’t you hear ?

They were people of the desert , and clamored to hear his stories about the great cities .