hear

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English hȳran (“‘to hear’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: hēə(r), IPA: /hɪə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /hI@(r)/

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  Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

• (US) enPR: hēr, IPA: /hiːɹ/, SAMPA: /hi:r/

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• Homophones: here

[edit] Verb

to hear (third-person singular simple present hears, present participle hearing, simple past and past participle heard)

1. To perceive with the ear, without necessarily paying attention to it.

[edit] Derived terms

• forehear
• hard of hearing
• hear about
• hear hear
• hear on the grapevine
• hear out
• hear the grass grow
• hearing aid
• mishear
• overhear
• rehear

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• deaf
• listen

[edit] References

• hear in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• hear in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Anagrams

• hare
• rhea