No. 831 in Hebrew
לשמוע
"To hear" or "to listen."
In a sentence
אני יכול לשמוע את המוזיקה מהחדר השני.
I can hear the music from the other room.
The word "לשמוע" here is used in its literal sense as "to hear or perceive sound."
אתה צריך לשמוע את מועצת המורים לפני שתחליט.
You need to listen to the teacher's council before deciding.
In this case, "לשמוע" implies paying attention or listening to understand.
היה מרגש לשמוע על הצלחת הפרויקט.
It was exciting to hear about the project's success.
Here, "לשמוע" means to learn someone's news or to hear about something abstractly.
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