{
    "term": "hear",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "hear",
            "heSheIt": "hears"
        },
        "pastSimple": "heard",
        "pastParticiple": "heard",
        "ingForm": "hearing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be aware of sounds with your ears",
            "sensetop": "hear something/somebodyhear somebody/something doing somethinghear somebody/something do somethinghear what…somebody/something is heard to do something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I can't hear very well."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **heard a noise** and went to investigate.",
                    "contextForm": "hear something/somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could **hear voices** in the kitchen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could **hear the sound of** traffic in the background."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She heard footsteps behind her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I couldn’t hear anything."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to hear a scream/a cry/a shot/an explosion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He could hear a dog barking.",
                    "contextForm": "hear somebody/something doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Did you hear him go out?",
                    "contextForm": "hear somebody/something do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I heard a car drive off."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Didn't you hear what I said?",
                    "contextForm": "hear what…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has been heard to make threats to her former lover.",
                    "contextForm": "somebody/something is heard to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Sheep?’ It sounded so unlikely that Sally did not think she could have heard correctly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you hear me clearly at the back?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Distantly he heard the report of another gun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could just hear the music in the distance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'd better not let Dad hear you say that."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["clearly", "well", "barely"],
                "verb + hear": ["can", "pretend not to", "strain to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to listen or pay attention to somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "hear somethinghear somebody/something/yourself do somethinghear what…",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Did you hear that play on the radio last night?",
                    "contextForm": "hear something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He knows that the crowd wants to **hear** those **songs**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Langgard's **music is** rarely **heard **outside Denmark."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to hear both sides of the argument"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Be quiet—**I can't hear myself think**! *(= it is so noisy that I can't think clearly)*",
                    "contextForm": "hear somebody/something/yourself do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you ever heard him lecture?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'd better hear what they have to say.",
                    "contextForm": "hear what…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's hear you sing, then."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a chance to hear the first movement again"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Election events offer voters a chance to hear the candidates speak."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to be told about something",
            "sensetop": "hear about somebody/somethinghear somethinghear (that)…hear it said (that)…hear what, how, etc…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Haven't you heard? She resigned."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘I'm getting married.’ **‘So I've heard.’**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Things are going well **from what I hear**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was sorry to hear about your accident.",
                    "contextForm": "hear about somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come on! I **want to hear** all about it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wait till he hears about this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've heard about people like you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had heard nothing for weeks.",
                    "contextForm": "hear something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **hear a story/rumour/report**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "When I **heard the news**, I was devastated."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was delighted to hear your good news."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was surprised to hear (that) he was married.",
                    "contextForm": "hear (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hear you've been away this weekend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’ve heard it said (that) they met in Italy.",
                    "contextForm": "hear it said (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Did you hear what happened?",
                    "contextForm": "hear what, how, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are **waiting to hear** what the lawyers have to say."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are hearing talk of civil war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I told Michael what he wanted to hear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was delighted to hear about your promotion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've heard about this sort of thing before."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We hear very little about these issues nowadays."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + hear": ["be delighted to", "be glad to", "be gratified to"],
                "preposition": ["about", "of"],
                "phrases": ["hear little, a lot, nothing, etc. about something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to listen to and judge a case in court",
            "sensetop": "hear something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The appeal was heard in private."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Today the jury began to hear the evidence."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to imagine that you can see or hear something that is in fact not there",
            "labels": "(informal, humorous)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to ask somebody if they have heard a particular joke before",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to show that you agree with or approve of what somebody has just said, especially during a speech",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hear/see somebody/something for the last time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That was the last I ever saw of her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Unfortunately, I don't think we've heard the last of this affair."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hear people talking about something",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned or formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've often heard tell of such things."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody that you have listened to their opinion, especially when you are going to express a different opinion",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I hear what you're saying, but you're wrong."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you do not really believe somebody’s promises or excuses because they are the same ones you have heard before",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to give the most recent news you have about somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The last I heard he was still working at the garage."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that somebody/something deserves praise",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Let's hear it for the teachers, for a change."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to express your feelings, opinions, etc. in a way that makes people notice and consider them",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The programme gives ordinary viewers a chance to make their voices heard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a society in which individuals are able to make their voices heard"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to keep being reminded of something because somebody is always talking to you about it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If we don't get her a dog we'll never hear the end of it."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "it was extremely quiet",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The audience was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody in an angry way to pay attention and obey you",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can't go—do you hear me?"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɪə(r)/",
                "audio": "he/hear/hear__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɪəz/",
                "audio": "he/hear/hears__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɜːd/",
                "audio": "he/hear/heard__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhɪərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "he/hear/hearing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɪr/",
                "audio": "he/hear/hear__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɪrz/",
                "audio": "he/hear/hears__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɜːrd/",
                "audio": "he/hear/heard__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhɪrɪŋ/",
                "audio": "he/hear/hearing__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hīeran, hēran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooren and German hören."
}