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to hear a rumor; to get wind of

eavesdropping; tapping

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

to fail to hear something; to miss

to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

mishearing

on inquiry; if inquiring

to hear of; to learn of

disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

newspaper reporter; print journalist

to learn by hearsay

to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to distinguish; to tell (the difference) by hearing; to hear the difference (between)

to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable

Usu. in the negative

to ignore; to overlook

scandal

straining one's ears

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way of asking

way of listening

listener

hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

hearer; listener; audience

interviewer; questioner