transitive verb heard (hʉrd), hearing hear′·ing

1. to perceive or sense (sounds), esp. through stimulation of auditory nerves in the ear by sound waves
2. to listen to and consider; specif.,
   1. to take notice of; pay attention to hear what I tell you
   2. to listen to officially; give a formal hearing to to hear a child's lessons
   3. to conduct an examination or hearing of (a law case, etc.); try
   4. to consent to; grant hear my plea
   5. to understand I hear you
   6. to be a member of the audience at (an opera, lecture, etc.)
3. to be informed of; be told; learn to hear a rumor

Etymology: ME heren < OE hieran, akin to Ger hören (Goth hausjan) < IE base *keu-, to notice, observe > L cavere, be on one's guard, Gr koein, to perceive, hear

intransitive verb

1. to have a normally functioning ear or ears; be able to hear sounds
2. to listen
3. to be told or informed (of or about)