Hear

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To give attention to as a teacher or judge.

II. Hear ·vi To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound.

III. Hear ·vt To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass.

IV. Hear ·vi To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter.

V. Hear ·vt To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to Favor.

VI. Hear ·vt 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.

VII. Hear ·vi To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to Attend; to Listen.

VIII. Hear ·vt 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.

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