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hear

/hir/

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variant 1: heard
variant 2: hearing
variant 3: hears

1 · verb

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

听见；听

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The dog ran to the door when it heard the keys.

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那只狗听见钥匙声，就跑到了门边。

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Pronunciation: /hir/

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