HEARS

Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

• comprehend  20
• perceive  15

• catch  12
• overhear  14
• catch  12
• get  4

Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

Example: "I learned that she has two grown-up children"

• discover  14
• find out
• get a line
• get wind
• get word
• learn  5
• pick up
• see  3

• get the goods
• wise up
• catch  12
• ascertain  11

Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process

Example: "The jury had heard all the evidence"

• try  6

• examine  16
• probe  9

• rehear  9
• retry  8

Receive a communication from someone

Example: "We heard nothing from our son for five years"

Listen and pay attention

Example: "Listen to your father"

• listen  6
• take heed

• center  8
• centre  8
• concentrate  15
• focus  10
• pore  6
• rivet  8

• incline  9