hear: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with H · ends with R
Meaning of hear
verb
- intransitive, stative
To perceive sounds through the ear.
Example: I was deaf, but now I can hear.
- stative, transitive
To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
Example: I could hear them quarreling upstairs, but didn’t really listen to their argument.
- transitive
To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
- transitive
To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
Example: Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.
Listed forms: hears, hearing, heard, heare.
Source: Wiktionary — hear.
intj
you hear me
Listed forms: heare.
Source: Wiktionary — hear.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for hear.
verb
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
verb
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
verb
listen and pay attention
- listen
- take heed
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hear in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of hear
H(4) + E(1) + A(1) + R(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of hear
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from hear
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in hear. Showing up to 24, longest first.