HEAR
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Hear (h&ē;r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heard (h&etilde_;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hearing.] [OE. heren, AS,. hiéran, h&ymacr_;ran, h&ē;ran; akin to OS. h&ō;rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h&ō;ren, G. h&ö;ren, Icel. heyra, Sw. h&ö;ra, Dan. hore, Goth. hausjan, and perh. to Gr. 'akoy`ein, E. acoustic. Cf. Hark, Hearken.] 1. To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call.
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Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of travelers.
Shak.
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He had been heard to utter an ominous growl.
Macaulay.
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2. To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow.
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3. To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass.
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4. To give attention to as a teacher or judge.
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Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
2 Sam. xv. 3.
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I beseech your honor to hear me one single word.
Shak.
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5. To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor.
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I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice.
Ps. cxvi. 1.
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They think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Matt. vi. 7.
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Hear him. See Remark, under Hear, v. i. -- To hear a bird sing, to receive private communication. [Colloq.] Shak. -- To hear say, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to receive by rumor. [Colloq.]
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Hear, v. i. 1. To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. “The hearing ear.” Prov. xx. 12.
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2. To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen.
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So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard,
Well pleased, but answered not.
Milton.
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3. To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter.
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I have heard, sir, of such a man.
Shak.
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I must hear from thee every day in the hour.
Shak.
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To hear ill, to be blamed. [Obs.]
Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome, he heard ill for his temporizing and slow proceedings.
Holland.
-- To hear well, to be praised. [Obs.]
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&hand_; Hear, or Hear him, is often used in the imperative, especially in the course of a speech in English assemblies, to call attention to the words of the speaker.
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Hear him, . . . a cry indicative, according to the tone, of admiration, acquiescence, indignation, or derision.
Macaulay.
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