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hears definition

hears


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hear 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  hear 
 
  Sense  1 
  hear 
  =>  catch,  take  in  overhear 
  =>  catch,  get 
 
  Sense  2 
  learn,  hear,  get  word  get  wind,  pick  up  find  out  get  a  line  discover,  see 
  =>  wise  up 
  =>  trip  up  catch 
  =>  ascertain 
  =>  discover,  find 
 
  Sense  3 
  hear,  try 
  =>  rehear,  retry 
 
  Sense  5 
  listen,  hear,  take  heed 
  =>  incline 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hear 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  hear 
 
  Sense  1 
  hear 
  =>  catch,  take  in  overhear 
  =>  catch,  get 
 
  Sense  2 
  learn,  hear,  get  word  get  wind,  pick  up  find  out  get  a  line  discover,  see 
  =>  wise  up 
  =>  trip  up  catch 
  =>  ascertain 
  =>  price 
  =>  discover,  find 
  =>  rake  up 
  =>  ferret  out  ferret 
 
  Sense  3 
  hear,  try 
  =>  rehear,  retry 
 
  Sense  5 
  listen,  hear,  take  heed 
  =>  incline 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  hear 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  hear 
 
  5  senses  of  hear 
 
  Sense  1 
  hear 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
 
  Sense  2 
  learn,  hear,  get  word  get  wind,  pick  up  find  out  get  a  line  discover,  see 
 
  Sense  3 
  hear,  try 
  =>  probe,  examine 
 
  Sense  4 
  hear 
  =>  pick  up  receive 
 
  Sense  5 
  listen,  hear,  take  heed 
  =>  concentrate,  focus,  center,  centre,  pore,  rivet 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  hear 
 
  hear  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  hear 
 
  Sense  1 
  hear 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  learn,  hear,  get  word  get  wind,  pick  up  find  out  get  a  line  discover,  see 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  hear,  try 
  =>  probe,  examine 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  hear 
  =>  pick  up  receive 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  listen,  hear,  take  heed 
  =>  concentrate,  focus,  center,  centre,  pore,  rivet 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  hears 
  hearsay 
  hearsay  evidence 
  hearsay  rule 
  hearse 
  hearst 
  pruning  shears 
  shears 
  thinning  shears 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hear 
 
  The  verb  hear  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (275)  hear  --  (perceive  sound;  perceive  by  the  auditory  sense) 
  2.  (60)  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") 
  3.  (12)  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") 
  4.  (8)  hear  --  (receive  a  communication  from  someone:  "We  heard  nothing  from  our  son  for  five  years") 
  5.  listen,  hear,  take  heed  --  (listen  and  pay  attention;  "Listen  to  your  father";  "We  must  hear  the  expert  before  we  make  a  decision") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  hears 
  hearsay 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hear 
 
  The  verb  hear  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (275)  hear  --  (perceive  sound;  perceive  by  the  auditory  sense) 
  2.  (60)  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") 
  3.  (12)  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") 
  4.  (8)  hear  --  (receive  a  communication  from  someone:  "We  heard  nothing  from  our  son  for  five  years") 
  5.  listen,  hear,  take  heed  --  (listen  and  pay  attention;  "Listen  to  your  father";  "We  must  hear  the  expert  before  we  make  a  decision") 



hears definition