Definitions
1.verb(stative) To perceive sounds through the ear."I was deaf, and now I can hear."
2.verb(stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way."I heard a sound from outside the window."
3.verbTo exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
4.verbTo listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.)."Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties."
5.verbTo receive information about; to come to learn of.
6.verb(with from) To be contacted by.
7.verbTo listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try."Your case will be heard at the end of the month."
8.verbTo sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of."You're tired of all the ads on TV? I hear ya."
9.nounThe sense used to perceive sound."My hearing isn't what it used to be, but I still heard that noise."
10.nounThe act by which something is heard.
11.nounA proceeding at which discussions are heard."There will be a public hearing to discuss the new traffic light."
12.nounA legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
13.nounA scolding.
14.adjectiveAble to hear."Deaf people often must deal with hearing people."