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hears things

hears things is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hear things.

Meaning of hear things

Verb

hear things (third-person singular simple present hears things, present participle hearing things, simple past and past participle heard things)

  1. (idiomatic) To imagine that one hears sounds that are not actually real; to have auditory hallucinations.
    • You didn't hear that? Am I hearing things?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hear, thing.

Questions about hears things

What is hears things the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hears things is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hear things.

Words near hears things in the dictionary

  1. hears oneself think
  2. hears out
  3. hears the end of it
  4. hears the grass grow
  5. hears the last of
  6. hears things
  7. hears through the grapevine
  8. hears voices
  9. hearsal
  10. hearsals
  11. hearsay

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