hear

hear

verb

Definition of HEAR

1

to come to an awareness of <I heard your sister is home from the hospital>

Synonyms ascertain, catch on (to), find out, get on (to), hear, learn, realize, see, wise (up)

Related Words hit (on or upon), tumble (to); descry, detect, encounter, espy, see, spot; calculate, dope (out), figure out, find, puzzle (out); discern, mind, note, observe, perceive; divine

Near Antonyms miss, overlook; disregard, ignore; forget, unlearn; blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, mask, occult, screen, shroud, veil

2

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing <at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing>

Synonyms attend, hark, harken, hear, hearken, heed, mind

Near Antonyms discount, disregard

Antonyms ignore, tune out