transitive. To listen carefully to, pay attention to; to hear well. Cf. hear, v. 4b. Obsolete.

transitive. To perceive (something) with the senses; to hear, see, taste, or smell; (sometimes) spec. to succeed with effort in hearing (something).

transitive. To be the recipient of (a sound); to catch or hear.

To succeed in doing something; to attain an end. intransitive with at. To succeed in hearing something that has been said. Obsolete.