take in vs hear

take in and hear both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take in	No	No	Yes	No
hear	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hear is a hypernym of take in; that is, hear is a word with a broader meaning than take in:

take in (verb)	hear (verb)
make (clothes) smaller	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
take into one's family	perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
take up mentally	receive a communication from someone
fool or hoax	listen and pay attention
serve oneself to, or consume regularly	examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
take up as if with a sponge
fold up
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
accept
take in, also metaphorically
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
see or watch
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
call for and obtain payment of
visit for entertainment
provide with shelter
suck or take up or in