Hear — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈiə/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɪɹ/.

Examples

I learned that she has two grown-up children
I see that you have been promoted
The jury had heard all the evidence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pick up see find out get a line learn take heed get wind discover try get word listen

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

hearable	adjective	heard or perceptible by the ear
hearing	noun	the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
discovery	noun	something that is discovered
trier	noun	one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
listener	noun	someone who listens attentively
listening	noun	the act of hearing attentively
hearer	noun	someone who listens attentively

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hören

(Geräusche) über den Hörsinn wahrnehmen

🇫🇷French

entendre

percevoir (le son) via le sens auditif

🇪🇸Spanish

escuchar

percibir (sonido) a través del sentido auditivo

🇮🇹Italian

ascoltare

percepire (il suono) attraverso il senso uditivo

🇳🇱Dutch

horen

waarnemen (geluid) via het auditieve zintuig

🇵🇹Portuguese

ouvir

perceber (som) através do sentido auditivo

🇷🇺Russian

слышать

воспринимать (звук) посредством слухового чувства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुनो

श्रवण इंद्रिय के माध्यम से (ध्वनि) अनुभव करें

🇧🇩Bengali

শুনতে

শ্রবণ ইন্দ্রিয়ের মাধ্যমে উপলব্ধি (শব্দ)

🇮🇳Tamil

கேட்க

செவிப்புலன் மூலம் (ஒலி) உணர்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వినండి

శ్రవణ భావం ద్వారా (ధ్వని) గ్రహించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ऐकणे

श्रवण संवेदनाद्वारे (ध्वनी) जाणणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાંભળો

શ્રાવ્ય સંવેદના દ્વારા સમજવું (ધ્વનિ).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೇಳು

ಶ್ರವಣೇಂದ್ರಿಯದ ಮೂಲಕ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ (ಧ್ವನಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

കേൾക്കുക

ഓഡിറ്ററി സെൻസിലൂടെ (ശബ്ദം) ഗ്രഹിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਣੋ

ਸੁਣਨ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ (ਆਵਾਜ਼) ਨੂੰ ਸਮਝੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنو

سمعی احساس کے ذریعے (آواز) کو سمجھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

听到

通过听觉感知（声音）

🇯🇵Japanese

聞く

聴覚を介して（音を）知覚する

🇰🇷Korean

듣다

청각을 통해 (소리를) 감지하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghe

cảm nhận (âm thanh) thông qua giác quan thính giác

🇹🇭Thai

ได้ยิน

รับรู้ (เสียง) ผ่านทางประสาทสัมผัส

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendengar

mempersepsi (suara) melalui indra pendengaran

🇵🇭Filipino

marinig

madama (tunog) sa pamamagitan ng pandinig

🇲🇾Malay

dengar

persepsi (bunyi) melalui deria pendengaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يسمع

إدراك (الصوت) عن طريق الحاسة السمعية

🇮🇷Persian

بشنو

درک (صدا) از طریق حس شنوایی

🇹🇷Turkish

duymak

(sesi) işitsel duyuyla algılamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁמוֹעַ

לתפוס (צליל) דרך חוש השמיעה

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