1. Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
   "I could hear music playing in the distance"
    
2. Receive a communication from someone
   "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
    
3. Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
   "I heard that she has two grown-up children";
   - learn, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line [informal], discover, see
    
4. Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
   "The jury had heard all the evidence";
   - try
    
5. Take careful note; follow advice
   "We must hear the expert before we make a decision";
   - listen, take heed

Sounds like: healing, heelhear

Derived forms: hears, hearing, heard

Type of: act, center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], comprehend, concentrate, examine, focus, move, perceive, pick up, pore, pore over, probe, receive, rivet

Encyclopedia: Hear, hear