The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - hearv.

1) perceive, understand, listen (to) , attend (to) , pay attention (to) , catch, heed, hark (to) : Please hear what I have to say first. 2) understand, learn, discover, find out, gather, get wind of, pick up, ascertain, be told or advised or informed: I hear you're thinking of resigning. 3) hear of. entertain, consider; approve (of) , sanction, condone, agree or consent or assent to: I won't hear of your leaving.