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hear vs trip up

trip up vs hear

hear and trip up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hear No No Yes No
trip up No No Yes No
As verbs, trip up is a hyponym of hear; that is, trip up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hear:
  • hear: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
  • trip up: detect a blunder or misstep
Other hyponyms of hear include get the goods, wise up, catch, ascertain.
hear (verb) trip up (verb)
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally detect a blunder or misstep
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense make an error
receive a communication from someone cause to stumble
listen and pay attention
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
Difference between hear and trip up

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