A Quick and Simple Dictionary

hear

1. Verb.  (intransitive) To have the faculty of being able to perceive sounds, through the ear. (defdate, from 10th c.) .
2. Verb.  (transitive) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. (defdate, from 10th c.) .
3. Verb.  (transitive) To excercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to. (defdate, from 10th c.) .
4. Verb.  (transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.). (defdate, from 10th c.) .
5. Verb.  (transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of. (defdate, from 10th c.) .
6. Verb.  (transitive) To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try. (defdate, from 12th c.) .