| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become aware of information |
| Synonyms: | apperceive, ascertain, be advised, be informed, be led to believe, be told of, catch, catch on, descry, determine, discover, find out, gather, get the picture, get wind of, get wise to, glean, have on good authority, learn, pick up*, receive, see, tumble*, understand, unearth |
| Notes: | to listen is to try to hear; to hear is simply to perceive with the ear |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
| Main Entry: | receive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accept delivery of something |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquire, admit, apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, assume, be given, be in receipt of, be informed, be told, catch, collect, come by, come into, cop, corral*, derive, draw, earn, gain, gather, get, get from, get hands on, get hold of, grab, hear, hold, inherit, latch on to, make, obtain, perceive, pick up, pocket, procure, pull, pull down, reap, redeem, secure, seize, snag*, take, take in, take possession, win |
| Antonyms: | deliver, donate, give, offer |
| Main Entry: | understand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think, believe |
| Synonyms: | accept, assume, be informed, concede, conceive, conclude, conjecture, consider, count on, deduce, expect, fancy, feel for, gather, guess, hear, imagine, infer, learn, presume, reckon, suppose, surmise, suspect, take for granted, take it |
| Notes: | the use of 'appreciate' should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically, and when there is no value or sympathy, use 'recognize' or 'understand'; appreciate first meant 'set at a price; appraised' |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, mistake |
| Main Entry: | hear from |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get word from |
| Synonyms: | be informed, communicate, hear, learn through, receive |