hear - receive a communication from someone
Example:- We heard nothing from our son for five years
hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
hear, listen, take heed - listen and pay attention
Example:- Listen to your father
discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
Example:- I learned that she has two grown-up children
hear, try - examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
Example:- The jury had heard all the evidence