Heard vs. Hear — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Heard and Hear
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Heard
To perceive (sound) by the ear
Can you hear the signal?.
Hear
Perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something)
Behind her she could hear men's voices
She had never been heard to complain
He did not hear very well
Heard
To learn by hearing; be told by others
I heard she got married.
Hear
Be told or informed of
They heard that I had moved
I was shocked to hear of her death
Have you heard the news?
Heard
To listen to (something) attentively or in an official capacity, as in a court
Heard the last witness in the afternoon.
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Hear
Will or would not allow or agree to
I won't hear of such idiocy
Heard
To listen to and consider favorably
Lord, hear my prayer!.
Hear
To perceive (sound) by the ear
Can you hear the signal?.
Heard
To attend or participate in
Hear Mass.
Hear
To learn by hearing; be told by others
I heard she got married.
Heard
To be capable of perceiving sound.
Hear
To listen to (something) attentively or in an official capacity, as in a court
Heard the last witness in the afternoon.
Heard
To receive news or information; learn
I heard about your accident.
Hear
To listen to and consider favorably
Lord, hear my prayer!.
Heard
To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative
I won't hear of your going!.
Hear
To attend or participate in
Hear Mass.
Heard
Simple past tense and past participle of hear
Hear
To be capable of perceiving sound.
Heard
That has been heard or listened to; that has been aurally detected.
Hear
To receive news or information; learn
I heard about your accident.
Heard
I understand; gotcha
Hear
To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative
I won't hear of your going!.
Heard
Detected or perceived by the sense of hearing;
A conversation heard through the wall
Hear
To perceive sounds through the ear.
I was deaf, and now I can hear.
Hear
To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
I heard a sound from outside the window.
Hear
(transitive) To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
Hear
(transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.
Hear
(transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of.
Hear
(with from) To be contacted by.
Hear
To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
Your case will be heard at the end of the month.
Hear
To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
You're tired of all the ads on TV? I hear ya.
Hear
To study under.
Hear
You hear me
Hear
To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call.
Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of travelers.
He had been heard to utter an ominous growl.
Hear
To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow.
Hear
To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass.
Hear
To give attention to as a teacher or judge.
Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
I beseech your honor to hear me one single word.
Hear
To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor.
I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice.
They think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Hear
To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound.
Hear
To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen.
So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard,Well pleased, but answered not.
Hear
To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter.
I have heard, sir, of such a man.
I must hear from thee every day in the hour.
Hear him, . . . a cry indicative, according to the tone, of admiration, acquiescence, indignation, or derision.
Hear
Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
Hear
Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally;
I learned that she has two grown-up children
I see that you have been promoted
Hear
Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process;
The jury had heard all the evidence
The case will be tried in California
Hear
Receive a communication from someone;
We heard nothing from our son for five years
Hear
Listen and pay attention;
Listen to your father
We must hear the expert before we make a decision
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