hear

hear is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

health - hear - heart

Pronunciation

• (rhotic): enPR: hēr, IPA ^(key): /hiːr/, SAMPA: /hi:r/
• (non-rhotic): enPR: hēə(r), IPA ^(key): /hiːə(r)/, SAMPA: /hi:@(r)/

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Verb

Plain form hear

Third-person singular hears

Past tense heard

Past participle heard

Present participle hearing

1. If you hear a sound, you notice it with your ear.

   I heard music coming from the next room.

   Speak louder, I cannot hear you!

Related words

• listen