\Hear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heard}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hearing}.] [OE. heren, AS,. hi['e]ran, h?ran, h?ran; akin to
OS. h?rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h?ren, G.
h["o]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw: h["o]ra, Dan. hore, Goth. hausjan,
and perh. to Gr. ?, E. acoustic. Cf. {Hark}, {Hearken}.]
1. To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of
   by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear
   one call.
         Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou
         canst hear the tread of travelers.    --Shak.
         He had been heard to utter an ominous growl.
                                               --Macaulay.
2. To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed;
   to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine;
   to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to
   hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow.
3. To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as,
   to hear a concert; to hear Mass.
4. To give attention to as a teacher or judge.
         Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man
         deputed of the king to hear thee.     --2 Sam. xv.
                                               3.
         I beseech your honor to hear me one single word.
                                               --Shak.
5. To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and
   answer favorably; to favor.
         I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice.
                                               --Ps. cxvi. 1.
         They think that they shall be heard for their much
         speaking.                             --Matt. vi. 7.
{Hear him}. See Remark, under {Hear}, v. i.
{To hear a bird sing}, to receive private communication.
   [Colloq.] --Shak.
{To hear say}, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to
   receive by rumor. [Colloq.]

\Hear\, v. i.
1. To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. ``The
   Hearing ear.'' --Prov. xx. 12.
2. To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or
   apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen.
         So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard, Well
         pleased, but answered not.            --Milton.
3. To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to
   receive information by report or by letter.
         I have heard, sir, of such a man.     --Shak.
         I must hear from thee every day in the hour. --Shak.
{To hear ill}, to be blamed. [Obs.]
         Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome,
         he heard ill for his temporizing and slow
         proceedings.                          --Holland.
{To hear well}, to be praised. [Obs.]
Note: Hear, or Hear him, is often used in the imperative,
      especially in the course of a speech in English
      assemblies, to call attention to the words of the
      speaker.
            Hear him, . . . a cry indicative, according to
            the tone, of admiration, acquiescence,
            indignation, or derision.          --Macaulay.