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Dictionary definition · hear

verb

  1. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
  2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally"I learned that she has two grown-up children"
  3. examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process"The jury had heard all the evidence"
  4. receive a communication from someone"We heard nothing from our son for five years"
  5. listen and pay attention"Listen to your father"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).