hear vt heard, hear·ing
1 a: to give a hearing to
the court heard the claims
the judge agreed to hear argument on the objection
b: to conduct a hearing about
the magistrate's authority to hear a matter properly before him
2 a: to take testimony from
the committee will hear 30 witnesses
b: to take (as testimony) at a hearing
the judge heard statements from the victim's family
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.