hears

verb

present tense third-person singular of hear
1
as in realizes
to come to an awareness of I heard your sister is home from the hospital

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2
as in listens
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing

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Recent Examples of hears When Hernández hears a single Chinese tourist has arrived, a smile crosses his face. — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 Twice that day, Issa hears about earnest stuff Anton said to win voters over to Paul Baker’s side. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 One levitates, a second hears the voices of the dead, a third experiences the entire geologic history of the Andean mountain range inside his own body. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 Sami failed to persuade the Tax Court, a specialized federal court that hears disputes between taxpayers and the IRS, that expenses incurred to build his brand meet tax law requirements for deductible business expenses. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Deadline hears that organizers originally wanted CEO Neal Mohan, which would have been an exceptional booking. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Kumi hears the downstream version of that in her applications. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Variety hears that casting is already underway with lots of interest. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Rather than treating the producer’s off-kilter beats as something to overcome, Rhymes hears their humanity. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hears
  1. realizes
  2. listens
  3. discovers
  4. sees
  5. learns
  6. finds
Verb
  • Fearn portrays Owen, a young sound engineer, who falls in love with a girl in a nightclub, gets her number, and the next morning realizes one of the digits is missing.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Now, Woodward has become an ambassador for bringing awareness to an issue that clearly impacts more people than society realizes – or cares to admit.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of realizes
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  • Cramer, who sometimes listens to Metallica while driving his truck, is one of the few smokejumpers on the base with a crewcut.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Whether Washington listens is exactly what Kelly and Slok are both betting against.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of listens
Verb
  • Seeking refuge from constant bombardment, Anna discovers Bianca, her imaginary double, living in a fantastical town imprisoned by a war of its own.
    — Alexandra Patterson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Things get spicy when Lowen grows closer to the novelist's husband (Josh Hartnett) and discovers dark bits about Verity's past.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • The company sees the rocket becoming a workhorse launcher of small to medium-size satellites down the road, and its infrastructure supports that vision.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Kendra Ramsey, executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition, sees the expansion of Waymo as a safety benefit, rather than a concern.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • The room learns which problems get named and which ones get talked around.
    — Mohamed AL Hashemi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where a Texas high school football team learns the hard way not to disrespect the great state of Florida.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of learns
Verb
  • His Samoyed hops up and finds a spot between the athlete’s legs and the sofa’s back pillows.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Boscagli finds Pascal Gross, who feeds the ball into the feet of Wieffer, who can then pass to Diego Gomez.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of finds

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“Hears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hears. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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