hears

verb

(intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.

(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.

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

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

(transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).

To be contacted by. [with from]

(transitive, informal) To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.

(transitive, law) To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.

(transitive, Greek philosophy) To study under.

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