Quick definitions from WordNet (hear)
▸ verb: receive a communication from someone ("We heard nothing from our son for five years")
▸ verb: perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
▸ verb: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process ("The jury had heard all the evidence")
▸ verb: listen and pay attention ("We must hear the expert before we make a decision")
▸ verb: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
▸ Also see hear
▸ verb: receive a communication from someone ("We heard nothing from our son for five years")
▸ verb: perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
▸ verb: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process ("The jury had heard all the evidence")
▸ verb: listen and pay attention ("We must hear the expert before we make a decision")
▸ verb: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
▸ Also see hear