hear

verb

1 be aware of sounds

ADVERB

▪ clearly, well

▪

He's getting old and he can't hear very well.

▪ barely, just

▪

I could just hear the music in the distance.

▪ distantly

▪

Distantly he heard the report of another gun.

▪ correctly

▪

‘Sheep?’ It sounded so unlikely that Sally did not think she could have heard correctly.

VERB + HEAR

▪ can

▪

Can you hear me clearly at the back?

▪ pretend not to

▪ strain to

2 be told about sth

VERB + HEAR

▪ be delighted to, be glad to, be gratified to, be pleased to

▪

I was delighted to hear about your promotion.

▪ be sorry to

▪

I was sorry to hear of your father's death.

▪ be interested to, be surprised to

▪

I was surprised to hear that she was married.

▪ want to

▪

I told Michael what he wanted to hear.

▪ let sb

▪

Let's hear you sing.

▪

You'd better not let Dad hear you say that.

PREPOSITION

▪ about

▪

I've heard about this sort of thing before.

▪ of

▪

On hearing of his plight, a businessman offered him a job.

PHRASES

▪ hear little, a lot, nothing, etc. about sth

▪

We hear very little about these issues nowadays.

Hear is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑conference, ↑court, ↑ear, ↑enquiry, ↑inquest, ↑jury, ↑magistrate, ↑meeting, ↑tribunal

Hear is used with these nouns as the object: ↑announcement, ↑answer, ↑appeal, ↑applause, ↑argument, ↑bang, ↑banter, ↑beat, ↑bell, ↑bellow, ↑blast, ↑boom, ↑broadcast, ↑buzz, ↑cackle, ↑call, ↑case, ↑chant, ↑cheer, ↑chuckle, ↑claim, ↑clamour, ↑clang, ↑clatter, ↑click, ↑comment, ↑commotion, ↑complaint, ↑confession, ↑conversation, ↑crack, ↑crash, ↑creak, ↑cry, ↑curse, ↑detail, ↑din, ↑disappointment, ↑disbelief, ↑disc, ↑doorbell, ↑drone, ↑echo, ↑evidence, ↑excuse, ↑explosion, ↑expression, ↑fate, ↑footstep, ↑gasp, ↑giggle, ↑gospel, ↑gossip, ↑grievance, ↑groan, ↑growl, ↑grunt, ↑gunfire, ↑gunshot, ↑gurgle, ↑hammering, ↑headline, ↑heartbeat, ↑hesitation, ↑hiss, ↑howl, ↑hum, ↑intake, ↑joke, ↑knock, ↑laugh, ↑lecture, ↑mass, ↑measure, ↑melody, ↑mention, ↑moan, ↑murmur, ↑music, ↑mutter, ↑name, ↑news, ↑noise, ↑peal, ↑peep, ↑petition, ↑piece, ↑play, ↑plea, ↑prayer, ↑preacher, ↑racket, ↑recording, ↑refrain, ↑remark, ↑reply, ↑report, ↑roar, ↑rumble, ↑rumour, ↑rustle, ↑sadness, ↑say, ↑scream, ↑sermon, ↑shout, ↑shriek, ↑sigh, ↑siren, ↑slam, ↑smash, ↑snatch, ↑sniff, ↑snippet, ↑snort, ↑sob, ↑sound, ↑speak, ↑splash, ↑squeak, ↑squeal, ↑story, ↑submission, ↑summons, ↑swear, ↑tale, ↑talk, ↑tap, ↑taunt, ↑testimony, ↑thing, ↑thought, ↑throb, ↑thud, ↑thump, ↑tinkle, ↑tone, ↑toot, ↑tread, ↑twang, ↑vibration, ↑voice, ↑wail, ↑whimper, ↑whine, ↑whisper, ↑whistle, ↑witness, ↑word, ↑work, ↑yawn, ↑yell, ↑yelp