Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hear things

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables
hear things
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To imagine that one hears sounds that are not actually real; to have auditory hallucinations.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hear, thing.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

hears things (present, singular) hearing things (participle, present) heard things (participle, past) heard things (past)

Phrases

hear voices

Frequently Paired Words

things hear voices

Questions

What does hear things mean?
To imagine that one hears sounds that are not actually real; to have auditory hallucinations.

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