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How to use hear in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, interjection

Hear means to perceive sounds through the ear. Example: “I was deaf, but now I can hear.”

Examples of hear by meaning

verbTo perceive sounds through the ear.

  • I was deaf, but now I can hear.

verbTo perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.

  • I could hear them quarreling upstairs, but didn’t really listen to their argument.

verbTo exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.

  • It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless.1935, George Goodchild, chapter 3, in Death on the Centre Court

verbTo listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).

  • Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.

verbTo be contacted by.

  • I haven't heard from you in a while; how have you been?
  • When I don't hear from you, My days feel long and lonely.2009, Elsa T. Aguries, The Pearl Within, →ISBN, page 141
  • Have you heard from any of them since they left Nineveh?2012, Art Wiederhold, Charles Sutphen, From the Depths of Evil, →ISBN, page 343

verbTo listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.

  • Your case will be heard at the end of the month.

verbTo sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.

  • You're tired of all the ads on TV? I hear ya.

interjectionYou hear me.

  • Y'all come back now, hear?1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System

More sentences with hear

  • Did you hear what she said about my outfit? She kind of clocked me.From the entry clock
  • In Coventry, you will often hear people say: “Turn right at the island”.From the entry island
  • So I was right all along? C'mon. I want to hear you say it.From the entry right
  • I could hear you talking upstairs, but I didn’t really listen to your conversation.From the entry listen
  • I couldn’t hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.From the entry break
  • That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.From the entry get
  • Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder.From the entry lightning
  • They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.From the entry low
  • Play the audio clip to hear how the word is pronounced.From the entry play
  • Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.From the entry decrease
  • The President was sorry to hear that the Ambassador was leaving.From the entry sorry
  • I could hear the engine’s valves hammering once the timing rod was thrown.From the entry hammer
  • Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.From the entry original
  • "La la la la, I can't hear you!" Jimmy said, sticking his fingers in his ears.From the entry la
  • If you think her piano playing is bad, you should hear her sing!From the entry should
  • That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away.From the entry away
  • The difference between the tones is subtle, but you can hear it if you listen carefully.From the entry subtle
  • Did you hear about Josh cracking Stacy in the school hall?From the entry crack
  • If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says.From the entry up
  • I can't hear you over the noise of that road drill.From the entry over
  • I hear she has a new boyfriend. What's he like? –He's intelligent and handsome.From the entry like
  • I am really not trying to hear you talk about my mama like that.From the entry try
  • I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding.From the entry smash
  • I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.From the entry soft
  • It's raining. I said, "It's raining." Do you hear me? It's raining! Oh, forget it!From the entry forget it
  • Tell me why you were late – and I don't want to hear any excuses!From the entry excuse
  • Did you hear? Pat won the lottery! — Wow, that's wild!From the entry wild
  • Did you hear that? It scared the mess out of me.From the entry mess
  • If you listen carefully, you can hear the flutes mimicking the cello motive.From the entry motive
  • You could hear the students mutter as they were served sodden spaghetti, yet again, in the cafeteria.From the entry mutter

Meaning of hear

  1. verb To perceive sounds through the ear.
  2. verb To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
  3. verb To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.

Full definition of hear

Questions about hear in a sentence

How do you use hear in a sentence?
Hear is used as a verb and interjection. For example: “I was deaf, but now I can hear.”
What is a short sentence with hear?
“Y'all come back now, hear?”
What does hear mean?
Hear means to perceive sounds through the ear.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hear (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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