verb
- Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense.
- synonyms: hear
- Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally.
- usage: "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
- Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.
- usage: "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
- Receive a communication from someone.
- usage: "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
- synonyms: hear
- Listen and pay attention.
- usage: "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
adjective
- Detected or perceived by the sense of hearing.
- usage: "a conversation heard through the wall"
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