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Hear I Heard Past Duymak Listen Verb Tense

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Kind verb
Front hear 
IPA  /hɪə(r)   / verb (past tense, past participle heard /hɜːd   /)
Back işitmek; duymak
haber almak
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hear (verb)

 /hɪə(r)   / verb (past tense, past participle heard /hɜːd   /)
 
 1 [intransitive, transitive] [not used in the continuous tenses]
to receive sounds with your ears
işitmek; duymak
 Can you speak a little louder? I can't hear very well.
 I didn't hear you go out this morning.
 Did you hear what I said?
 note at SMELL1
Hear ve listen fiillerini karşılaştırınız. Hear bir sesi ‘duymak’, listen ise ‘dinlemek’ demektir:
 I always wake up when I hear the birds singing.
 I love listening to music in the evening.
 Listen – I've got something to tell you.
 Bazen hear'listen to' anlamına gelebilir:
 We'd better hear what they have to say.
 
2 [transitive] [not used in the continuous tenses]
to be told about sth
haber almak;
duymak
 I hear that you've been offered a job in Canada.
 ‘I passed my test!’ ‘ So I've heard – well done!’
 I was sorry to hear about your mum's illness.
Bu fiil continuous tense ’lerle kullanılmamasına rağmen, present participle kullanımı yaygındır (= -ing biçimi):
 Not hearing what he'd said over the noise of the machines, she just nodded and smiled.
 3 [transitive]
(used about a judge, a court, etc.) to listen to the evidence in a trial in order to make a decision about it
 (mahkeme, hakim vb.) dinlemek
 Your case will be heard this afternoon.
IDIOMS
Hear! Hear!
used for showing that you agree with what sb has just said, especially in a meeting
yaşa!, bravo!
won't/wouldn't hear of sth
to refuse to allow sth
izin vermemek
 I wanted to go to art school but my parents wouldn't hear of it.
PHRASAL VERBS
hear from sb
to receive a letter, email, telephone call, etc. from sb
haber almak
hear of sb/sth
to know that sb/sth exists because you have heard them or it mentioned
duymak, bilmek
 Have you heard of the Bermuda Triangle?
 

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