Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hear
5 senses of hear
Sense 1
hear -- (perceive (sound) via the auditory sense)
=> perceive, comprehend -- (to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon")
Sense 2
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (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")
Sense 3
hear, try -- (examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California")
=> probe, examine -- (question or examine thoroughly and closely)
Sense 4
hear -- (receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years")
=> pick up, receive -- (register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal")
Sense 5
listen, hear, take heed -- (listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision")
=> concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet -- (direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies")
Antonyms of adj heard
1 sense of heard
Sense 1
heard -- (detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a conversation heard through the wall")
INDIRECT (VIA detected) -> undetected -- (not perceived or discerned; "they feared some undetected trace of poison"; "she looked around to be sure her faux pas was undetected")
Similarity of adj heard
1 sense of heard
Sense 1
heard -- (detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a conversation heard through the wall")
=> detected (vs. undetected) -- (perceived or discerned; "the detected micrometeoritic material")