as in to attend (to)
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hear
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Try to do it in advance so that the conversation can be heard as a request to plan, rather than a demand for course correction.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026 -
The disease left her unable to hear much of anything, including conversation.—
Bob Brody,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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“Hearken (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearken%20%28to%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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