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Meaning of hear

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hear
      v 1: perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
      2: 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" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get
         wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover},
         {see}]
      3: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process;
         "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be
         tried in California" [syn: {hear}, {try}]
      4: receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from
         our son for five years"
      5: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must
         hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: {listen},
         {hear}, {take heed}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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