Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of travelers. Shak.

He had been heard to utter an ominous growl. Macaulay.

Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 2 Sam. xv. 3.

I beseech your honor to hear me one single word. Shak.

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice. Ps. cxvi. 1.

They think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Matt. vi. 7.

Hear him. See Remark, under Hear, v. i. -- To hear a bird sing, to receive private communication. [Colloq.] Shak. -- To hear say, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to receive by rumor. [Colloq.]

So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard,
Well pleased, but answered not. Milton.

I have heard, sir, of such a man. Shak.

I must hear from thee every day in the hour. Shak.

To hear ill, to be blamed. [Obs.]

Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome, he heard ill for his temporizing and slow proceedings. Holland.

-- To hear well, to be praised. [Obs.]

* Hear, or Hear him, is often used in the imperative, especially in the course of a speech in English assemblies, to call attention to the words of the speaker.

Hear him, . . . a cry indicative, according to the tone, of admiration, acquiescence, indignation, or derision. Macaulay.