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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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Mercutio in “Romeo and Juliet” begets similar difficulties: He loves to hear himself talk, and his utterances can have an acrobatic or even pyrotechnic quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

At night, she would hear them in her neighbours' empty homes, firing seemingly at nothing.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

"It just felt like something that was quite wild and bold and something that, yeah, you don't hear of very often," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“I’m a little bit skeptical of a line you hear a lot of—wait and see—because I think you have to be clear what you’re expecting to see,” Pill said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

It was news that people needed to hear that cheerless spring of 1945.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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