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hearing aid

hearing-and-speech-impaired

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hear

hear [ heer ] (past and past participle heard [ hurd ], present participle hear·ing, 3rd person present singular hears)

verb

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb perceive sounds: to perceive or be able to perceive sound

2. transitive and intransitive verb get to know something: to be informed of something, especially by being told about it

3. transitive verb listen to something: to listen to somebody or something

I've heard him on the radio.

4. transitive and intransitive verb understand: to understand fully by listening attentively

Did you hear what I just said?

I won't stand for it, do you hear?

5. transitive verb law preside over something: to consider something officially as a judge, commissioner, or member of a jury

6. transitive verb christianity attend Mass: to attend Mass in a Roman Catholic church

[ Old English hīeran< Germanic]

hear·a·ble adjective

hear·er noun

hear, hear used as an exclamation to show great approval

Spelling Note


	hear or here? Do not confuse the spelling of hear and here, which sound similar. Hear is a verb meaning "perceive a sound," "listen," or "be informed": Did you hear that noise?She nodded in agreement and said, "Hear, hear!"I hear they're getting married. Here is an adverb meaning "in this place": Come here!Here you are!

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