hear
English Thesaurus
1. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | get the goods, |
| definition | : | discover some bad or hidden information about (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | wise up, |
| definition | : | get wise to (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | catch, trip up, |
| definition | : | detect a blunder or misstep (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | ascertain, |
| definition | : | learn or discover with certainty (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | discover, find, |
| definition | : | make a discovery (verb.cognition) |
| verb group | : | find, see, witness, |
| definition | : | perceive or be contemporaneous with (verb.perception) |
2. receive a communication from someone (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | pick up, receive, |
| definition | : | register (perceptual input) (verb.perception) |
3. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | comprehend, perceive, |
| definition | : | to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | catch, overhear, take in, |
| definition | : | hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | catch, get, |
| definition | : | perceive by hearing (verb.perception) |
4. listen and pay attention (verb.perception)
| hyponym | : | incline, |
| definition | : | bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well (verb.perception) |
5. examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | examine, probe, |
| definition | : | question or examine thoroughly and closely (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rehear, retry, |
| definition | : | hear or try a court case anew (verb.social) |
6. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | discovery, |
| definition | : | something that is discovered (noun.communication) |
7. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | audible, hearable, |
| definition | : | heard or perceptible by the ear (adj.all) |
8. listen and pay attention (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | hearing, listening, |
| definition | : | the act of hearing attentively (noun.act) |
9. examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process (verb.social)
| derivation | : | hearing, |
| definition | : | a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | trier, |
| definition | : | one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case (noun.person) |
10. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | discovery, |
| definition | : | something that is discovered (noun.communication) |
11. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | audible, hearable, |
| definition | : | heard or perceptible by the ear (adj.all) |
12. listen and pay attention (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | hearing, listening, |
| definition | : | the act of hearing attentively (noun.act) |
13. examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process (verb.social)
| derivation | : | hearing, |
| definition | : | a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | trier, |
| definition | : | one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case (noun.person) |
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