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 Through Hood’s conversations with Silvia in the weeks leading up to the execution, Hood learned that Silvia often hears voices and speaks to others who are not there. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 The Board of Tax Appeals, which was established in 1969, hears hundreds of appeals each year. — Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026 One hears the in-depth individual cases of immigrants who are pursuing their claim of asylum. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 The platform keeps retrying the card while the customer hears nothing at all. — George Kapernaros, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 But kids often feel steadier when someone actually hears them out first. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 At night, Ghaida hears Israeli drones overhead, despite the ceasefire. — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Bauman often hears a question as people look around at some of the hardwood in the building. — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Deadline hears that Flanagan is in talks to join the series as an EP. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hears
  1. realizes
  2. listens
  3. discovers
  4. sees
  5. learns
  6. finds
Verb
  • The spy thriller is just one of the many shows in Sheridan’s empire, and so Luckinbill realizes the biggest obstacle could be getting the prolific creator to take a break from TV.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Listening in from a nearby water tower via a wire, Rand realizes Kershaw’s connection to the plot and holds him at gunpoint, sparking a fierce brawl between them.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of realizes
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  • For her 50-minute ride, Anna listens to podcasts every morning and every evening.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Or QuestLove, who personally listens to 100 new songs throughout the day and makes notes.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of listens
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  • But when Fran discovers a magic tree after wandering into the woods, the trio experience a series of life-altering adventures.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The organization discovers its chain was optimized for yesterday’s demand.
    — Dennis Mitzner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • Peel, who is an expert on the Mexican cattle trade, told CNN that screwworm isn’t the primary force behind high cattle prices, and sees the issue as a fig-leaf for a broader anti-free trade agenda.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The 2017 sketch sees Matt Damon claiming to be the father of Kimmel’s child with wife Molly McNearney, and Povich was supposed to adjudicate the dispute.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • That specificity has raised alarms because military personnel, intelligence officials, and contractors have privileged knowledge capable of shifting the value of a contract before the public learns it.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Each market requires its own evidence and reimbursement pathway—a reality every company scaling medical technology globally learns quickly.
    — Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of learns
Verb
  • Protas sees plays that others don’t, and finds seams in the offensive zone quickly.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Based on her own troubled adolescence following her father’s suicide, the novel tells the story of Ann, who, after losing her father in tragic circumstances, finds solace – and trouble – in the Manchester music scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of finds

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“Hears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hears. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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