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