| dear | | |
| n. (person) | 1. beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love | a beloved person; used as terms of endearment. |
| ~ lover | a person who loves someone or is loved by someone. |
| n. (person) | 2. dear, lamb | a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child). |
| ~ inexperienced person, innocent | a person who lacks knowledge of evil. |
| adj. | 3. beloved, darling, dear | dearly loved. |
| ~ loved | held dear.; "his loved companion of many years" |
| adj. | 4. dear, good, near | with or in a close or intimate relationship.; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" |
| ~ close | close in relevance or relationship.; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" |
| adj. | 5. dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt | earnest.; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" |
| ~ sincere | open and genuine; not deceitful.; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" |
| adj. | 6. costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy | having a high price.; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" |
| ~ expensive | high in price or charging high prices.; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop" |
| adv. | 7. affectionately, dear, dearly | with affection.; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately" |
| adv. | 8. dear, dearly | at a great cost.; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear" |
| hear | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. hear | perceive (sound) via the auditory sense. |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ overhear, take in, catch | hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers.; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" |
| ~ catch, get | perceive by hearing.; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally.; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" |
| ~ get the goods | discover some bad or hidden information about.; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail" |
| ~ wise up | get wise to.; "They wised up to it" |
| ~ trip up, catch | detect a blunder or misstep.; "The reporter tripped up the senator" |
| ~ ascertain | learn or discover with certainty. |
| ~ discover, find | make a discovery.; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" |
| ~ witness, see, find | perceive or be contemporaneous with.; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" |
| v. (social) | 3. hear, try | examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" |
| ~ probe, examine | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
| ~ rehear, retry | hear or try a court case anew. |
| v. (perception) | 4. hear | receive a communication from someone.; "We heard nothing from our son for five years" |
| ~ receive, pick up | register (perceptual input).; "pick up a signal" |
| v. (perception) | 5. hear, listen, take heed | listen and pay attention.; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" |
| ~ focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate | direct one's attention on something.; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" |
| ~ incline | bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well.; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man" |
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