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), discover, 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; divineNear 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, listen, hearken, heed, mindNear Antonyms discount, disregardAntonyms ignore, tune out