hear
verb (used with object)
to perceive by the ear.
have heard
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present perfectof hear.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“We do believe that the company is going to be very attractive for public investors from all the feedback we have heard, and the combination will only make it more attractive,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Staff at BBC News have heard this before.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Winterich’s own children, she told me, treasure a recording of their great-grandmother reading a story, because they would never otherwise have heard what she sounded like.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
For months, I have heard suggestions that Andy Burnham was warm to the idea that the triple lock as we know it had to go.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“I am heading north in search of the Ancient Shark. I have heard that she is wise and powerful, and she will know what to do. Together, we will find a way.”
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
