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hears

verb , present tense third-person singular of hear

Synonyms and Antonyms of hears

1 to come to an awareness of

I heard your sister is home from the hospital

Synonyms of hears

ascertains, catches on (to), discovers, finds out, gets on (to), learns, realizes, sees, wises (up)

Words Related to hears

hits (on or upon), tumbles (to)

descries, detects, encounters, espies, sees, spots

calculates, dopes (out), figures out, finds, puzzles (out)

discerns, minds, notes, observes, perceives

Phrases Synonymous with hears

Near Antonyms of hears

misses, overlooks

disregards, ignores

forgets, unlearns

blankets, blots out, cloaks, conceals, covers, curtains, enshrouds, hides, masks, occults, screens, shrouds, veils

2 to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing

Synonyms of hears

attends, harkens, harks, hearkens, heeds, listens, minds

Phrases Synonymous with hears

pricks up one's ears

Near Antonyms of hears

discounts, disregards

Antonyms of hears

ignores, tunes out

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