hear - English word #189

Translation

To take in a sound through your ears.

Word origin

From Old English hieran, meaning to take in sound by ear, shared across the old Germanic languages.

Verb typeirregular (hear, hears, heard)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

hear rain roof.

"Hear" means to take in the sound with your ears.

hears noise night.

"Hears" is the form used with he, she, or it.

heard news yesterday.

"Heard" is the past form of "hear".

see

To notice something with your eyes, or to understand it.

feel

To have an emotion or a sense in your body, or to touch something to learn about it.

say

To speak words, or to tell someone something using your voice.

tell

To give information to someone using words.

look

To turn your eyes towards something so you can see it.

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