| VERB | perception | hear | perceive (sound) via the auditory sense |
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| cognition | hear, learn, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | |
| social | hear, try | examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process | |
| perception | hear | receive a communication from someone | |
| perception | hear, listen, take heed | listen and pay attention |
| Sounds | hhiy'r | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | bier ... weir: 21 rhymes with iyr... | |
| Meaning | perceive (sound) via the auditory sense. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They will hear the duet | |
| Entailed by | listen | hear with intention |
| Narrower | catch, take in, overhear | hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers |
| catch, get | perceive by hearing | |
| Broader | perceive, comprehend | To become aware of through the senses |
| Spanish | oír | |
| Catalan | oir, sentir | |
| Adjectives | hearable | heard or perceptible by the ear |
| Nouns | hearing | the ability to hear |
| Meaning | Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They hear that there was a traffic accident | |
| Synonyms | learn, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see | |
| Narrower | ascertain | Learn or discover with certainty |
| discover, find | make a discovery | |
| get the goods | Discover some bad or hidden / hidden information about | |
| trip up, catch | detect a blunder or misstep | |
| wise up | get wise to | |
| Similar to | witness, find, see | perceive or be contemporaneous with |
| Spanish | aprender, averiguar, descubrir, enterarse, enterar, oír, ver | |
| Catalan | aprendre, assabentar-se, assabentar, descobrir, veure | |
| Meaning | Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The jury had heard all the evidence" | |
| Synonym | try | |
| Narrower | rehear, retry | hear or try a court case anew |
| Broader | probe, examine | Question or examine thoroughly and closely |
| Spanish | juzgar | |
| Nouns | hearing | a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken |
| Meaning | Receive a communication from someone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "We heard nothing from our son for five years" | |
| Broader | pick up, receive | register (perceptual input) |
| Spanish | saber de | |
| Meaning | listen and pay attention. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" | |
| Synonyms | listen, take heed | |
| Narrower | incline | bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well |
| Broader | concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet | direct one's attention on something |
| Spanish | escuchar, oír | |
| Catalan | escoltar | |
| Nouns | hearer | someone who listens attentively |
| hearing | the act of hearing attentively | |
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