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hear verb to understand US, 1973
idiomhearcan't hear yourself thinkspoken used in order to emphasize that there is too much noise around you, especially when it is stopping you from thinking clearly:The fans were screaming so loud you could barely hear yourself think - it was more like a night club than a baseball game.Will you be quiet for goodness' sake - I can't hear myself think.I hear ya AmEAmE(also I heard that)spoken used in order to tell someone that you agree with what they are saying or that you understand what they mean:"I'm tired of living at home - I'd really like to find a place of my own." "I hear ya!""Driving an hour-and-a-half to work and back every day is wearing me out." "Yeah, I heard that." phrasehear[heard, heard, hearing] hear about hear about sth/sb to get news or information about something or someone: We were both in London when we heard about the accident. After hearing about the boy's illness, the charity raised $5,000 to pay for his medical treatment.be sorry to hear about sb (=used to express sadness when someone is ill or has died etc) I was so sorry to hear about your mother, Lisa. hear from 1. hear from sb not progressive to get a letter or a telephone call from someone: Please keep the letters coming, Mike. We so enjoy hearing from you. I haven't heard from Maria in a while. Not even a phone call.I look forward to hearing from you (=used at the end of a letter)2. hear from sb • hear sth from sb to receive information from someone about something that has happened, or be told what people's ideas or opinions are about something: Their comments were similar to those I have heard from other art teachers. The police would like to hear from anyone who was in the area when the robbery took place. If you have any ideas or suggestions about a suitable name for the award, we'd love to hear from you. hear of 1. have heard of sb/sth to have heard the name of a person, place etc before, so that you recognize it when you hear it again: Everybody's heard of Paul Gascoigne. "You know Piers Morrison?" "No, never heard of him." Terry said he'd never heard of Fresno, California.2. hear of sth to get news or information about something, so that you know it exists or is possible: You sometimes hear of people having very strange experiences when they are close to death. I've never heard of a deal like this where the author gets 50% of the profits. He had heard of a seaplane service from Naples to Capri.■ SIMILAR TO: hear about3. be heard of if someone has been heard of in a particular place, they have been seen in that place and so people know that they are still alivebe last heard of The former Hollywood star was last heard of somewhere in Florida.never be heard of again He disappeared into the icy wastes, and was never heard of again.■ SIMILAR TO: be seen4. won't/wouldn't hear of sth to refuse to allow something, or refuse to accept someone's offer: My mother had wanted to be a doctor but her father wouldn't hear of it. Jack offered to walk her home, but she wouldn't hear of it.5. be unheard of if something is unheard of, it has never happened before and is therefore very surprising or shocking: A woman Prime Minister! Such a thing was unheard of until recently.6. be unheard of not known about by people, or not famous: Two years ago his name was almost unheard of in this country. hear out hear sb out to listen to what someone wants to say, without trying to interrupt them: Corbett heard Frances out in silence. `You poor thing,' he said at last. Hear me out first, Jane, and then you can say what you think.
See:- (Do) you hear me?
- (I'm) (so) glad to hear it/that
- (I'm) sorry to hear that
- (it's) good to hear your voice
- (one) (has) never heard (of) such a thing
- (the) last (one) heard
- another country heard from
- another county heard from
- Ask no questions and hear no lies
- be unable to hear (oneself) think
- be unable to hear yourself think
- believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see
- can barely hear (oneself) think
- can hardly hear (oneself) think
- can't hear (oneself) think
- can't hear yourself think
- children should be seen and not heard
- could hear a pin drop
- did you hear
- Dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage
- Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves
- glad to hear it
- go abroad and you'll hear news of home
- good to hear your voice
- have a heart-to-heart (talk)
- have heard the last of (someone or something)
- have not heard the half of it
- have you heard
- Have you heard?
- hear (one) loud and clear
- hear (one) out
- hear (oneself) think
- hear (something) on the grapevine
- hear (something) on the jungle telegraph
- hear (something) through
- hear (something) through the grapevine
- hear a peep from/out of (someone)
- hear a peep out of
- hear a pin drop, can
- hear a pin drop, one/you could
- hear about
- hear about (someone or something)
- hear from
- hear from (someone or something)
- hear of
- hear of (someone or something)
- hear oneself think, can't
- hear out
- hear something on the grapevine
- hear something through the grapevine
- hear the end of (someone or something)
- hear the last of (someone or something)
- hear things
- hear through
- hear word
- hear word (from someone or something)
- hear, hear
- hear, hear!
- hear/see the end/the last of somebody/something
- hear/see the last of somebody/something
- heard (of) such a thing
- hearing things
- I didn't (quite) catch that
- I didn't (quite) catch that (last) remark
- I didn't catch that remark. and I didn't get that.; I didn't hear you
- I didn't get that
- I hear what you are saying
- I hear what you're saying
- I hear what you're saying, and I hear you
- I hear you
- I hear you.
- I've heard so much about you
- like to hear (oneself) talk
- like to hear oneself talk
- long time, no hear
- lose (one's) heart to (someone)
- lose one's hear to
- make (one's) voice heard
- make (oneself) heard
- make oneself heard
- make your voice heard
- never hear the end of
- never hear the end of it
- never hear the end of something
- never heard of such a thing!
- not have it
- not hear a dicky bird
- not hear of (something)
- not hear of something
- not say a dicky bird
- not say/hear a dicky bird
- Now hear this!
- see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
- see the end of (someone or something)
- see the last of (someone or something)
- see things
- see/hear things
- seen one, seen them all
- so quiet you could hear a pin drop
- so still you could hear a pin drop
- sorry to hear that
- talk to hear (the sound of) (one's) own voice
- talk to hear one’s own voice
- talk to hear own voice
- That ain't the way I heard it
- that ain't what I heard
- that's not what I heard
- the last I heard
- there's none so deaf as those that will not hear
- There's none so deaf as those who will not hear
- wear (one's) heart on (one's) sleeve
- when you've seen one (something), you've seen them all
- when you've seen, heard, etc. one, you've seen, heard, etc. them all
- will not hear of
- within hailing distance
- won't hear a word against (someone or something)
- won't hear of
- word
- you could have heard a pin drop
- you could hear a pin drop
- you could hear the grass grow(ing)
- you hear me?
- You heard
- You heard the man
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