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Commonly Confused Words
Here/Hear
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Zee/Zed
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Here vs. Hear
Here
/hɪə/
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In, at, or to this place or position
Examples:
I'm
here
.
Just hang your towel out through these
here
bars.
We can see them from
here
,' said Bobbie.
Synonyms:
present
near
available
Antonyms:
there
away
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Hear
/hɪə/
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To perceive sound through the ears or listen to something
Examples:
I
hear
voices in my head.
He
heard
them put down some wood.
He could not believe what he was
hearing
.
Synonyms:
listen
perceive
catch
attend
overhear
Antonyms:
ignore
overlook
disregard
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Ways to tell them apart:
Here
contains an
e
at the end, similar to words like
where
,
there
which are used to indicate place or location.
Hear
has
ear
in it, which is what you use to listen.
Remember that
hear
is like
ear
and both relate to sound and listening.
If you can replace the word with
this location
, you
re looking for
here'.
Both
hear
and
ear
start with an
h
and end with
ear
, making them easy to connect.
When to use here:
When to use hear:
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