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Difference Between Here and Hear

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Here

In, at, or to this place or position
We leave here today
They have lived here most of their lives
I'm getting out of here

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

Here

Used when introducing something or someone
Here's a dish that is quick to make

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?

Here

Used when indicating a time, point, or situation that has arrived or is happening
Here we encounter the main problem
Here is your opportunity

Hear

Will or would not allow or agree to
I won't hear of such idiocy
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Here

Used to attract someone's attention
Here, let me hold it

Hear

To perceive (sound) by the ear
Can you hear the signal?.

Here

Indicating one's presence in a roll-call.

Hear

To learn by hearing; be told by others
I heard she got married.

Here

At or in this place
Stop here for a rest.

Hear

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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Here

At this time; now
We'll adjourn the meeting here and discuss remaining issues after lunch.

Hear

To listen to and consider favorably
Lord, hear my prayer!.

Here

At or on this point, detail, or item
Here I must disagree.

Hear

To attend or participate in
Hear Mass.

Here

In the present life or condition.

Hear

To be capable of perceiving sound.

Here

To this place; hither
Come here, please.

Hear

To receive news or information; learn
I heard about your accident.

Here

Used especially for emphasis after the demonstrative pronoun this or these, or after a noun modified by the demonstrative adjective this or these
This tire here is flat.

Hear

To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative
I won't hear of your going!.

Here

(Nonstandard) Used for emphasis between the demonstrative adjective this or these and a noun
This here tire is flat.

Hear

To perceive sounds through the ear.
I was deaf, and now I can hear.

Here

Used to respond to a roll call, attract attention, command an animal, or rebuke, admonish, or concur.

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.

Here

This place
"It would be difficult from here, with the certainty of armed gunmen inside, to bring him out alive" (Howard Kaplan).

Hear

(transitive) To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.

Here

The present time or state
We are living in the here and can only speculate about the hereafter.

Hear

(transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.

Here

Variant of Hera.

Hear

(transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of.

Here

(location) In, on, or at this place.
You wait here while I fetch my coat.
Flu season is here.
Ms. Doe is not here at the moment.

Hear

(with from) To be contacted by.

Here

(location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.
Please come here.

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.

Here

(abstract) In this context.
Derivatives can refer to anything that is derived from something else, but here they refer specifically to functions that give the slope of the tangent line to a curve.

Hear

To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
You're tired of all the ads on TV? I hear ya.

Here

At this point in the argument, narration, or other, usually written, work.
Here endeth the lesson.

Hear

To study under.

Here

(abstract) This place; this location.
An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.
Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago.

Hear

You hear me

Here

(abstract) This time, the present situation. en

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.

Here

Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.
John here is a rascal.

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.

Here

Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
This here orange is too sour.

Hear

To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass.

Here

(slang) Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
Here, now I'm giving it to you.

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.

Here

Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.
Here, I'm tired and I want a drink.

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.

Here

Hair.

Hear

To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound.

Here

See Her, their.

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.

Here

Her; hers. See Her.

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.

Here

In this place; in the place where the speaker is; - opposed to there.
He is not here, for he is risen.

Hear

Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

Here

In the present life or state.
Happy here, and more happy hereafter.

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

Here

To or into this place; hither. [Colloq.] See Thither.
Here comes Virgil.
Thou led'st me here.

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

Here

At this point of time, or of an argument; now.
The prisoner here made violent efforts to rise.

Hear

Receive a communication from someone;
We heard nothing from our son for five years

Here

The present location; this place;
Where do we go from here?

Hear

Listen and pay attention;
Listen to your father
We must hear the expert before we make a decision

Here

Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno

Here

Being here now;
Is everyone here?
Present company excepted

Here

In or at this place; where the speaker or writer is;
I work here
Turn here
Radio waves received here on Earth

Here

In this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail;
What do we have here?
Here I must disagree

Here

To this place (especially toward the speaker);
Come here, please

Here

At this time; now;
We'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon

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