ADV
- clearly, well
- He's getting old and he can't hear very well
- just
- I could just hear the music in the distance
- distantly
- Distantly he heard the report of another gun
- aright, correctly
- 'Sheep?' It sounded so unlikely that Julia did not think she could have heard aright
VERB + HEAR
- can/could
- Can you hear me clearly at the back?
- pretend not to
- strain to
VERB + HEAR
- be delighted to, be glad to, be gratified to, be pleased to
- I was delighted to hear about your promotion
- be sorry to
- I was sorry to hear of your father's death
- be interested to, be surprised to
- I was surprised to hear that she was married
- want to
- I told Michael what he wanted to hear
- let sb
- Let's hear you sing, then. You'd better not let Dad hear you say that
PREP
- about
- I've heard about this sort of thing before
- of
- On hearing of his plight, the council offered him a home
PHRASES
- hear little, a lot, nothing, etc. about sth
- We hear very little about these issues nowadays