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“Hears” or “Here's”

hears / here's are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

hears hh·IY·r·z

  • verbperceive (sound) via the auditory sense.
  • verbexamine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.
  • verbreceive a communication from someone.

here's hh·IH·r·z

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“hears”

  • …the ten-member Court of Appeal hears appeals from the High Court…
  • …gets to the phone, Leonard hears her voice and hangs up…
  • …future by whistling when he hears the correct answer to a
  • …it and ever since one hears both what is worth hearing…
  • …all the time; whenever he hears a great musician play, he…
  • The District Court hears more than 95% of all…
  • He also hears the cry of an eagle-owl…
  • …CPI for the Bingo scandal hears the ophthalmologist João Francisco Daniel,…
  • …of his loved ones and hears Morven deliver her final words…
  • …in the troposphere determines who hears the strike and who doesn't.

“here's”

  • …of society and of government officials.
  • …in France during World War I.
  • …"Jay Leno" on The Tonight Show.
  • Here's to the State of Mississippi
  • …Nixon" as a single in 1974.
  • …Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 8:38
  • …singer and songwriter in the 1960s.
  • …Don Crider, Kenny King) - 3:09
  • …Are Held Hostage - Vernon (1971)
  • …by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson

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