hear. Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

hear

VERB:	1. To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study: ascertain, determine, discover, find (out), learn. See TEACH. 2. To perceive by ear, usually attentively: attend, hark, heed, listen. Archaic : hearken. Idioms: give (or lend) one's ear. See SOUNDS.
PHRASAL VERB:	hear of To receive (an idea) and take it into consideration: consider, entertain, think of. See THOUGHTS.


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