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To hear well (gcide) | Hear \Hear\, v. i.
1. To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. "The
hearing ear." --Prov. xx. 12.
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2. To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or
apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen.
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So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard,
Well pleased, but answered not. --Milton.
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3. To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to
receive information by report or by letter.
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I have heard, sir, of such a man. --Shak.
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I must hear from thee every day in the hour. --Shak.
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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.]
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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.
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Hear him, . . . a cry indicative, according to
the tone, of admiration, acquiescence,
indignation, or derision. --Macaulay.
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