Overview of verb hear

The verb hear has 5 senses

• hear -- (perceive (sound) via the auditory sense)


• learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted")


• hear, try -- (examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California")


• hear -- (receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years")


• listen, hear, take heed -- (listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision")

Overview of adj heard

The adj heard has 1 sense

• heard -- (detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a conversation heard through the wall")