Hear vs. Listen

Hearverb

(intransitive) To perceive sounds through the ear.

Hearverb

(transitive) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.

Hearverb

(transitive) To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.

Hearverb

(transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).

Hearverb

(transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of.

Hearverb

(with from) To be contacted by.

Hearverb

(transitive) To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.

Hearverb

To sympathize with; to share the feeling or opinion of.

Hearverb

To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call.

Hearverb

To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow.

Hearverb

To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass.

Hearverb

To give attention to as a teacher or judge.

Hearverb

To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor.

Hearverb

To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound.

Hearverb

To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen.

Hearverb

To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter.

Hearverb

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

Hearverb

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally;

Hearverb

examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process;

Hearverb

receive a communication from someone;

Hearverb

listen and pay attention;

Hearverb

perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something)

Hearverb

listen or pay attention to

Hearverb

listen to all that someone has to say

Hearverb

listen to and judge (a case or plaintiff)

Hearverb

listen to and grant (a prayer)

Hearverb

be told or informed of

Hearverb

be aware of; know of the existence of

Hearverb

be contacted by (someone), especially by letter or telephone

Hearverb

will or would not allow or agree to

Listenverb

(intransitive) To pay attention to a sound or speech.

Listenverb

(intransitive) To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.

Listenverb

(intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.

Listenverb

To hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.

Listenverb

To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

Listenverb

To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey.

Listenverb

To attend to.

Listenverb

hear with intention;

Listenverb

listen and pay attention;

Listenverb

pay close attention to; give heed to;

Listenverb

give one's attention to a sound

Listenverb

take notice of and act on what someone says; respond to advice or a request

Listenverb

make an effort to hear something; be alert and ready to hear something

Listenverb

used to urge someone to pay attention to what one is going to say

Listennoun

an act of listening to something