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Hear

verb

(past & past part. heard; pres. part. hearing)

Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense.

Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally. Synonyms: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, learn, pick up, see. "I see that you have been promoted"

Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process. Synonym: try. "The case will be tried in California"

Receive a communication from someone.

Listen and pay attention. Synonyms: listen, take heed. "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"

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— Five Thousand Miles Underground • Roy Rockwood

... was first abroad before dawn; not very long, already there was a stir of birds. A little after, I heard singing from the King's chapel—exceeding good—and went across in the hour when the east is yellow and the morning bank is breaking up, to hear it nearer. All about the chapel, the guards were posted, and all saluted Tusitala. I could not refrain from smiling: "So there is a place too," I thought, "where sentinels salute me." Mine has been a ...

— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson

... floor had a door which opened into the passage, as did the sitting-room door. No one could have entered until the servant departed. The passage was lighted with electricity, but she did not observe anyone about, nor did she hear a sound. She showed out Mr. Clancy and then returned to the kitchen. Certainly the assassin may have been concealed in the bedroom and have stolen into the sitting-room when Susan Grant was showing out Mr. Clancy. Perhaps ...

— The Secret Passage • Fergus Hume

... feel strange and lost," she said. "But you will get quickly used to ship life, and I know you will like it. You know, we call ourselves the 'happy family.' You are one of us, now. You share in the venture, and if we are successful—but you will hear all about ...

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