hear
What is the Definition of hear?
Verb:
- perceive (sound)
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- examine or hear (evidence or a case)
- receive a communication from someone
- listen and pay attention
How can I use hear in a sentence?
For one thing, when Seamus Finnigan asked eagerly to hear how Quirrell had fought off the zombie, Quirrell went pink and started talking about the weather; for another, they had noticed that a funny smell hung around the turban, and the Weasley twins insisted that it was stuffed full of garlic as well, so that Quirrell was protected wherever he went.
Harry could hear the drone of hundreds of voices from a doorway to the right — the rest of the school must already be here — but Professor McGonagall showed the first years into a small, empty chamber off the hall.
Quirrell screamed and tried to throw Harry off — the pain in Harry's head was building — he could not see — he could only hear Quirrell's terrible shrieks and Voldemort's yells of, KILL HIM!
They heard him crashing away through the undergrowth and stood looking at each other, very scared, until they could not hear anything but the rustling of leaves around them.
I have been asking around, and I hope I am in Gryffindor, it sounds by far the best; I hear Dumbledore himself was in it, but I suppose Ravenclaw would not be too bad.
Other meanings of hear (synonyms, cognates).
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| hearse |
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| heart |
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| heartache |
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| heartbeat |
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| heartbreak |
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| heartbroken |
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| heartburn |
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| hearten |
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| heartfelt |
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| hearth |
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| heartily |
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| heartless |
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| heartlessness |
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| heartrending |
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| hearts |
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| heartsick |
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