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Definition of Hear
Hear Hear Hear, v. i.
1. To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. ``The
Hearing ear.' --Prov. xx. 12.
2. 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. --Milton.
3. 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. --Shak.
I must hear from thee every day in the hour. --Shak.
To hear ill, to be blamed. [Obs.]
Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome,
he heard ill for his temporizing and slow
proceedings. --Holland.
To hear well, to be praised. [Obs.]
Note: Hear, or Hear him, is often used in the imperative,
especially in the course of a speech in English
assemblies, to call attention to the words of the
speaker.
Hear him, . . . a cry indicative, according to
the tone, of admiration, acquiescence,
indignation, or derision. --Macaulay.
