1Archaic transitive verb meaning to tell or inform someone (similar to 'to tell' or 'to inform'). Found in classical or old writings.
古い手紙には『此事を汝に聞ける』と書かれていた。
An old letter read, 'I tell you of this matter.'
昔話の語り手は、人々に教訓を聞ける役を務めたという記録がある。
There are records that storytellers once served the role of telling moral lessons to people.