To be contacted by. [with from]
Used in a Sentence
hears
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hears.
Editorial note
As with most things, it takes too much time to do that in detail for every argument one hears.
Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
To be contacted by. [with from]
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of hears gathered in one view.
(intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for hears.
verb
To be contacted by. [with from]
verb
(intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
verb
(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
verb
(transitive) To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
Example sentences
As with most things, it takes too much time to do that in detail for every argument one hears.
If he only hears about one candidate, he doesn't have a chance to learn other views.
So then instead he hears mention of financial reparations and lists of apologies.
I just want to add a comment: because the sounds are drawn randomly, everyone hears something different!
If she hears other cats playing outside, she wants to go out.
Hook it up to a taser colar and have it give the child a good zap whenever it hears phrases the parents don't like.
Horton Hears a Who on the other hand is quite good; an honorable example of how Seuss' material can be adapted to a feature film.
The array of microphones works great and Echo hears me from very far away (in other rooms out of line of sight, down hallways, etc).
If your friend has a Google device using Chrome, and you are close to them (in the same room) it hears your voice as well.
I produce music for a living and 128 is actually painful to my hears.
And a layperson reading the WSJ hears the exact opposite.
Imagine what happens when a computer hears everything you say.
Quote examples
Furthermore, you are right that if you turn on the "Ok Google" setting, the plugin will start listening to your microphone, but will not send audio to Google servers unless it hears an "Ok Google".
So the sales guy hears this explanation and goes to the boss and asks for permission to sell the systems since "We can just request old cards." Boss asks me, I say no because we can't guarantee getting old cards and as stated everyone in my support chain have washed their hands of this combination.
A cautionary tale: Echo starts recording when it hears the "wake" word ('Alexa' or 'Amazon'), but it can mistake other words or parts of speech for a wake word (for example, consider how close the phrase "he likes her" is to "Alexa").
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use hears in a sentence?
As with most things, it takes too much time to do that in detail for every argument one hears.
What does hears mean?
To be contacted by. [with from]
What part of speech is hears?
hears is commonly used as verb.