Meaning

9 senses
  1. (intransitive, stative)To perceive sounds through the ear.

    I was deaf, but now I can hear.

    hören

    слы́шатьslýšatʹ

    чу́тиčúty

  2. (stative, transitive)To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.

    I could hear them quarreling upstairs, but didn’t really listen to their argument.

    hören

    слы́шатьslýšatʹ, услы́шатьuslýšatʹ

    чу́тиčúty, почу́тиpočúty

    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

  3. (transitive)To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.

    listen and pay attention

  4. (transitive)To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).

    Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.

  5. (transitive)To receive information about; to come to learn of.

    receive a communication from someone

  6. To be contacted by.

    I haven't heard from you in a while; how have you been?

  7. (transitive)To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.

    Your case will be heard at the end of the month.

  8. (informal, transitive)To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.

    You're tired of all the ads on TV? I hear ya.

  9. (Greek, transitive)To study under.

Examples

13308 sentences
  1. Do you think fish can hear?

    Гадаєш, риби чують?

    ruДумаешь, рыба может слышать?

    deGlaubst du, dass Fische hören können?

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  2. I didn't hear what you said.

    Я не чув, що ти сказав.

    ruЯ не расслышал, что Вы сказали.

    deIch habe nicht gehört, was du gesagt hast.

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  3. I am sad to hear it.

    Сумно це чути.

    ruМне грустно это слышать.

    deEs betrübt mich, das zu hören.

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  4. I'm very sorry to hear that.

    Мені дуже шкода це чути.

    ruМне очень жаль это слышать.

    deEs tut mir sehr leid, das zu hören.

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  5. I'm very glad to hear that.

    Я дуже радий це почути.

    ruОчень рад это слышать.

    deEs freut mich sehr, das zu hören.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to perceive sounds through the ear:
to perceive with the ear:
Русский
By meaning 2
to perceive sounds through the ear:
to perceive with the ear:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to perceive sounds through the ear:

Origin

From Middle English har, heoren, her, here, heren, from Old English hēran, hīeran, hīran,

From Middle English har, heoren, her, here, heren, from Old English hēran, hīeran, hīran, hȳran (“to hear”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (“to be sharp-eared”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *h₂ows- (“ear”) + *-yéti (denominative suffix).

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Forms

hears, hearing, heard, heard
Base formhear · to hear
3rd person singularhears
Present participlehearing
Past simpleheard
Past participleheard

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhear
he, she, ithears

Past simpleLesson

all personsheard

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave heard
he, she, ithas heard

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hear

Synonyms

21 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

28 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • heard heard
  • heard heard that
  • heard heard a
  • heard heard about
  • heard heard the
  • heard heard from
  • haven't heard heard
  • ever heard heard
  • heard heard someone
  • never heard heard
  • want to hear
  • heard heard of

See also

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