hear
To perceive sounds through the earTo perceive sounds through the ear.
» Do you think fish can hear?
Glaubst du, dass Fische hören können?
Думаешь, рыба может слышать?
Ты думаешь, рыбы могут слышать?
Как думаешь, рыбы слышат?
Гадаєш, риби чують?
Meaning
9 senses(intransitive, stative)To perceive sounds through the ear.
I was deaf, but now I can hear.
hören
слы́шатьslýšatʹ
чу́тиčúty
(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
(transitive)To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
listen and pay attention
(transitive)To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.
(transitive)To receive information about; to come to learn of.
receive a communication from someone
To be contacted by.
I haven't heard from you in a while; how have you been?
(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.
(informal, transitive)To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
You're tired of all the ads on TV? I hear ya.
(Greek, transitive)To study under.
Examples
13308 sentencesDo you think fish can hear?
Гадаєш, риби чують?
ruДумаешь, рыба может слышать?
deGlaubst du, dass Fische hören können?
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.
I am sad to hear it.
Сумно це чути.
ruМне грустно это слышать.
deEs betrübt mich, das zu hören.
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.
I'm very glad to hear that.
Я дуже радий це почути.
ruОчень рад это слышать.
deEs freut mich sehr, das zu hören.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
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, heardSynonyms
21 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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