Collocations for "hear"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hear" in context.
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hear
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- hear a [noise, sound, scream, cry]
- hear the [music, voice, song]
- (can't) hear the [speaker, volume, movie, words]
- can't hear you
- hear her [speak, sing]
- cannot hear [clearly, well]
- [did, could] not hear
- (didn't) hear it from me
- hear your [comments, thoughts, opinion, views, feedback]
- hear what you [have to say, think]
- have you heard (the news)?
- heard the news [that, about]
- have heard about the [accident, party, movie]
- heard (from him) that you [quit, were accepted, won]
- I hear (that) you [quit]
- [pleased, glad] to hear that
- I heard a rumor (that)
- hear [a trial, the lawsuit, the appeal, his case]
- hear and [determine, decide, understand]
- [I, I've] heard of [one man, somebody] who
- never heard of [him, such a thing]
- the last we heard (of him)
- [just, please] hear me out
- can be heard at a distance of [two miles, 150 meters]
- can be heard from [two miles] away
- too [soft, quiet, high, high-pitched] to be heard
- [they, people, the couple] were heard [fighting, arguing]
- I hear you!
'hear' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a shell
- aback
- abide
- activity
- age
- alarm
- amazed
- amazing
- amused
- amusing
- announcement
- annoyed
- annoying
- answer
- anxious
- apology
- appalled
- appalling
- approach
- astonishing
- awake
- background
- baffled
- banter
- bar
- bark
- beat
- beating
- bell
- bellow
- below
- bewildered
- blast
- blush
- boom
- breath
- buzz
- can
- chatter
- cheer
- chime
- chuckle
- clear
- complaint
- concert
- constant
- cricket
- crowd
- cup
- curious