hear
/hɪr/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To notice sounds with your ears.
Can you hear the music from the apartment upstairs?
To be told or learn about something.
Did you hear that the library is closing early tomorrow?
To get a phone call, message, or letter from someone (used with 'from').
I haven't heard from my cousin in months.
To listen to someone or something.
I'd like to hear your ideas before we decide.
How it's used
When this means “the base form shows a complete action; -ing shows an action in progress”
- hear + object + verb / -ing
I heard him leave. / I heard him singing in the shower.
When this means “learn that something exists or has happened”
- hear about/of + noun
Have you heard about the new bakery downtown?
When this means “report news you were told”
- hear (that) + clause
I hear you got a new job.
Collocations
- hear a noise
- hard to hear
- can't hear
- hear the news
- hear a rumor
- hear back
- hear from you
Idioms
hear someone out
listen to everything someone wants to say before you react; often "hear me out"
Just hear me out before you say no.