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hear vs examine

examine vs hear

hear and examine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hear No No Yes No
examine No No Yes No
As verbs, examine is a hypernym of hear; that is, examine is a word with a broader meaning than hear:
  • hear: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
  • examine: question or examine thoroughly and closely
Other hypernyms of hear include probe.
hear (verb) examine (verb)
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense question closely
receive a communication from someone question or examine thoroughly and closely
listen and pay attention observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Difference between hear and examine

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