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1. (verb) hear
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
Synonyms: see, get word, get wind, discover, get a line, try, find out, listen, pick up, learn, take heed

2. (verb) learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
Synonyms: turn around, ensure, read, pick up, collar, unwrap, key out, reveal, look, experience, get word, visualise, come upon, watch, assure, memorise, fancy, intoxicate, go steady, distinguish, disclose, learn, chance upon, receive, instruct, run into, discover, light upon, escort, try, perk, fall upon, lift up, con, uplift, reckon, give away, take heed, consider, gain vigor, study, name, come across, get a line, elate, collect, chance on, bring out, divulge, take care, let on, control, ascertain, insure, attend, date, realize, check, peck, interpret, meet, image, larn, gather up, strike, take, catch, see to it, cop, find out, see, listen, construe, regard, visualize, describe, picture, find, catch out, call for, perk up, visit, identify, view, project, percolate, arrest, let out, hear, realise, go out, envision, happen upon, determine, take in, nab, get wind, nail, encounter, figure, acquire, examine, expose, break, witness, understand, detect, teach, key, run across, attain, memorize, go through, notice, observe, apprehend

3. (verb) hear, try
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
Synonyms: attempt, take heed, stress, try out, strain, get wind, essay, seek, get word, hear, listen, learn, get a line, try, prove, test, try on, taste, assay, find out, discover, examine, pick up, adjudicate, sample, judge, render, see

4. (verb) hear
receive a communication from someone
Synonyms: see, get word, get wind, discover, get a line, try, find out, listen, pick up, learn, take heed

5. (verb) listen, hear, take heed
listen and pay attention
Synonyms: see, get word, get wind, take heed, get a line, try, find out, discover, hear, listen, pick up, learn, mind, heed

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'HEAR'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. HEAR
Between listen and hear is a difference like that between the words look and see. (Compare synonyms for LOOK.) To hear is simply to become conscious of sound, to listen is to make a conscious
Synonyms: listen, attend, hark, harken, hear, heed, list
Antonyms: be deaf to, ignore, neglect, scorn, slight

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