hear

verb

1. 1

   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

2. 2

   receive a communication from someone

   We heard nothing from our son for five years

3. 3

   perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

4. 4

   listen and pay attention

   Listen to your father

   We must hear the expert before we make a decision

5. 5

   examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process

   The jury had heard all the evidence

   The case will be tried in California