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For the verb: "to hear"
Simple Past: heard
Past Participle: heard


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hear
Averb
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
 get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
hear
 receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
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hear
 perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
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listen, hear, take heed
 listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
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hear, try
 examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
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