Collocations for hear - verb

clearly, well
He''s getting old and he can''t hear very well.

just
I could just hear the music in the distance.

distantly
Distantly he heard the report of another gun.

aright, correctly
‘Sheep?’ It sounded so unlikely that Julia did not think she could have heard aright.

can/could
Can you hear me clearly at the back?

pretend not to | strain to

be delighted to, be glad to, be gratified to, be pleased to
I was delighted to hear about your promotion.

be sorry to
I was sorry to hear of your father''s death.

be interested to, be surprised to
I was surprised to hear that she was married.

want to
I told Michael what he wanted to hear.

let sb
Let''s hear you sing, then. | You''d better not let Dad hear you say that.

about
I''ve heard about this sort of thing before.

of
On hearing of his plight, the council offered him a home.

hear little, a lot, nothing, etc. about sth
We hear very little about these issues nowadays.