HEAR
hear
Verb
- To perceive sounds through the ear.
- To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
- To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
- To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
- To receive information about; to come to learn of.
- To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
- To sympathize with; to share the feeling or opinion of.
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