hear

[heer] / hɪər /

VERB

detect by perceiving sound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attend get listen overhear pick up read

STRONG

apprehend auscultate catch descry devour eavesdrop hark hearken heed strain

WEAK

be all ears become aware get an earful get wind of give an audience to give attention give ears make out take in

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore lose misunderstand

VERB

become aware of information

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determine discover find out gather learn pick up receive see understand

STRONG

apperceive ascertain catch descry glean tumble unearth

WEAK

be advised be informed be led to believe be told of catch on get the picture get wind of get wise to have on good authority

Antonyms

STRONGEST

miss misunderstand overlook

WEAK

ignore

Example Sentences

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Parent Toni Belcher said that students have a right to be heard.

From Los Angeles Times

"I have been contacted by about 50 parents. It's a case of now working with the schools and the parents constructively to get everyone's voices heard."

From BBC

An upcoming Peppa Pig episode in which George gets a hearing aid could help to "remove some stigma" around hearing loss, the head teacher of a prominent school for deaf children said.

From BBC

City of Wolverhampton Council, working with the charity Children North East, has spent the last six months talking to pupils at 10 schools to hear their concerns.

From BBC

The road was too narrow to swerve, and we heard a nasty clunk.

From BBC

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