vverb.perceptionperceive (sound) via the auditory senseDerivationally Related Form:hearinghearable
Hypernyms:comprehend perceive
Inherited Hypernyms:hearperceive
Direct Hyponyms:catchgetoverheartake in
Full Troponyms:catch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | They will --- the duet (apply to: hear)
vverb.cognitionget to know or become aware of, usually accidentallySynset:discover find out get a line get wind get word learn pick up see
Examples:- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
Derivationally Related Form:discovery
Inherited Hypernyms:learn
Direct Hyponyms:ascertaincatchdiscoverfindget the goodstrip upwise up
Full Troponyms:ascertaindiscoverferret outget the goodspricerake uptrip upwise up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE (apply to: discover, learn, see, hear) | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: get wind, get a line) | Somebody ---s (apply to: get word) | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: get word, find out, discover, learn, hear)
vverb.socialexamine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial processSynset:try
Examples:- The jury had heard all the evidence
- The case will be tried in California
Derivationally Related Form:hearingtrier
Hypernyms:examine probe
Inherited Hypernyms:hearprobeinvestigateanalyze
Direct Hyponyms:rehearretry
Full Troponyms:rehear
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.perceptionreceive a communication from someoneExamples:- We heard nothing from our son for five years
Hypernyms:pick up receive
Inherited Hypernyms:hearpick upperceive
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.perceptionlisten and pay attentionSynset:listen take heed
Examples:- Listen to your father
- We must hear the expert before we make a decision
Derivationally Related Form:listeninghearinghearerlistener
Hypernyms:center centre concentrate focus pore rivet
Inherited Hypernyms:listenconcentratethink
Direct Hyponyms:incline
Full Troponyms:incline
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP