hear
[hiә]
vt. , 倾, ,

vi. 见,

[] , , 受

1. We listened but could hear nothing.
   意，但什见。
2. If we don't give her what she wants we'll never hear the end of it.
   若满足她求，完。
3. He wouldn't hear of my walking home alone.
   许单独走回。

hear
heard
[ verb ]

1. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

<verb.perception>

2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

<verb.cognition> discover find out get a line get wind get word learn pick up see
I learned that she has two grown-up children
I see that you have been promoted

3. examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process

<verb.social> try
The jury had heard all the evidence
The case will be tried in California

4. receive a communication from someone

<verb.perception>
We heard nothing from our son for five years

5. listen and pay attention

<verb.perception> listen take heed
Listen to your father
We must hear the expert before we make a decision

Hear \Hear\ (h[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heard} (h[~e]rd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Hearing}.] [OE. heren, AS,. hi['e]ran,
h[=y]ran, h[=e]ran; akin to OS. h[=o]rian, OFries. hera,
hora, D. hooren, OHG. h[=o]ren, G. h["o]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw.
h["o]ra, Dan. hore, Goth. hausjan, and perh. to Gr.
'akoy`ein, E. acoustic. Cf. {Hark}, {Hearken}.]
1. To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of
by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear
one call.

Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou
canst hear the tread of travelers. --Shak.

He had been heard to utter an ominous growl.
--Macaulay.

2. To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed;
to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine;
to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to
hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow.

3. To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as,
to hear a concert; to hear Mass.

4. To give attention to as a teacher or judge.

Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man
deputed of the king to hear thee. --2 Sam. xv.
3.

I beseech your honor to hear me one single word.
--Shak.

5. To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and
answer favorably; to favor.

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice.
--Ps. cxvi. 1.

They think that they shall be heard for their much
speaking. --Matt. vi. 7.

{Hear him}. See Remark, under {Hear}, v. i.

{To hear a bird sing}, to receive private communication.
[Colloq.] --Shak.

{To hear say}, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to
receive by rumor. [Colloq.]


Hear \Hear\, v. i.
1. To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. ``The
hearing ear.'' --Prov. xx. 12.

2. To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or
apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen.

So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard,
Well pleased, but answered not. --Milton.

3. To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to
receive information by report or by letter.

I have heard, sir, of such a man. --Shak.

I must hear from thee every day in the hour. --Shak.

{To hear ill}, to be blamed. [Obs.]

Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome,
he heard ill for his temporizing and slow
proceedings. --Holland.

{To hear well}, to be praised. [Obs.]

Note: Hear, or Hear him, is often used in the imperative,
especially in the course of a speech in English
assemblies, to call attention to the words of the
speaker.

Hear him, . . . a cry indicative, according to
the tone, of admiration, acquiescence,
indignation, or derision. --Macaulay.