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Hello.
I would like to know the exact meaning of "hear" in the sentences below.
Would you kindly give me a paraphrase of "hear" in the following sentences?
1.A riposte to the Labour conference's most disastrous moment, when a few delegates booed Tony Blair's name. Tories have been heard to rumble with displeasure at mention of Ted Heath. But it made the point: we respect our own (even the useless ones). (The Independent)
2.Police said Moat, a former nightclub bouncer and father-of-three, shot himself at about 0115 BST.
After a gunshot was heard, shouts were heard from officers close to Moat. One was heard to yell several times, "Put that gun down". (BBC,10 July 2010)
3.According to one witness, as they ran away across a park they were heard to shout, " Look out for the Hooligan gang. " (BNC)
4. It was past midnight when he descended unannounced on the Jazeera TV station. His surprise was hardly less than that of staff still around at such an hour, and, turning reproachfully to Safwat Sharif, boss of Egypt's vast broadcasting empire, he was heard to exclaim: "All this trouble -- and from a matchbox like this."
I appreciate your help.
I would like to know the exact meaning of "hear" in the sentences below.
Would you kindly give me a paraphrase of "hear" in the following sentences?
1.A riposte to the Labour conference's most disastrous moment, when a few delegates booed Tony Blair's name. Tories have been heard to rumble with displeasure at mention of Ted Heath. But it made the point: we respect our own (even the useless ones). (The Independent)
2.Police said Moat, a former nightclub bouncer and father-of-three, shot himself at about 0115 BST.
After a gunshot was heard, shouts were heard from officers close to Moat. One was heard to yell several times, "Put that gun down". (BBC,10 July 2010)
3.According to one witness, as they ran away across a park they were heard to shout, " Look out for the Hooligan gang. " (BNC)
4. It was past midnight when he descended unannounced on the Jazeera TV station. His surprise was hardly less than that of staff still around at such an hour, and, turning reproachfully to Safwat Sharif, boss of Egypt's vast broadcasting empire, he was heard to exclaim: "All this trouble -- and from a matchbox like this."
I appreciate your help.
Top answer
They all just mean 'hear' (as with your ears). Someone heard the Tories rumble, the officer yell, the people shout, and the man exclaim.
- They all just mean 'hear' (as with your ears).
- Someone heard the Tories rumble, the officer yell, the people shout, and the man exclaim.
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They all just mean 'hear' (as with your ears). Someone heard the Tories rumble, the officer yell, the people shout, and the man exclaim.
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