Dictionary Definition
hearing adj : able to perceive sound [syn:
hearing(a)]
[ant: deaf]
Noun
1 (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where
evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact
and reaching a decision based on that evidence
2 an opportunity to state your case and be heard;
"they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost
his audience" [syn: audience]
3 the range within which a voice can be heard;
"the children were told to stay within earshot" [syn: earshot, earreach]
4 the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn
a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give
them a hearing" [syn: listening]
5 a session (of a committee or grand jury) in
which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the
investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"
6 the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his
hearing was impaired" [syn: audition, auditory
sense, sense of
hearing, auditory
modality]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- 'hiɹ.ɪŋ
- Rhymes: -ɪərɪŋ
Adjective
hearing- Able to hear.
- Deaf people often must deal with hearing people.
Noun
hearing (plural: hearings)- The sense used to
perceive sound.
- My hearing isn't what it used to be, but I still heard that noise.
- A proceeding at
which discussions are
heard.
- There will be a public hearing to discuss the new traffic light.
- A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
Translations
sense used to perceive sound
- French: ouïe
- German: Hören i sense, Hörvermögen
- Polish: słuch
proceeding at which discussions are heard
Related terms
See also
Extensive Definition
Hearing may refer to:
- Hearing (sense), the sense by which sound is perceived
- Hearing (person), a person who has hearing within normal parameters
- Hearing (law), a legal proceeding before a court or other decision making body or officer
See also
hearing in German: Gehör
hearing in Dutch: Horen
hearing in Russian: Слух (значения)
hearing in Swedish: Hörsel
hearing in Ukrainian: Слух
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Gedankenexperiment,
acoustic, amassing
evidence, assize,
attention, audible, audience, audile, audio, audition, auditory, auditory range,
aural, auricular, bench test, blue
book, bugging, carrying
distance, change of venue, chromesthesia, close
inquiry, color hearing, conference, court-martial,
cross-examination, department of investigation, detection, detective work,
discussion, dry run,
ear, earreach, earshot, eavesdropping, electronic
surveillance, exam,
examen, examination, exhaustive
study, favorable attention, final, final examination, five
senses, flight test, great go, honors, indagation, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, interview, investigation,
investigative bureau, jury trial, legislative investigation,
legwork, listening, listening in,
meeting, midsemester, midterm, mistrial, negotiation, oral, oral examination, otic, otological, otopathic, otoscopic, parley, perscrutation, phonic, phonism, photism, pilot plan, practical
test, practice,
prelim, probe, quiz, range, reach, receptor, rehearsal, research, road test, sense
organ, senses, sensillum, sensorium, sensory organ,
shakedown, shakedown
cruise, sifting,
sight, sixth sense,
sleuthing, smell, sound, synesthesia, take-home
examination, taste,
test, test flight, test
run, touch, trial, trial by jury, trial run,
tripos, tryout, viva, wiretapping, witch-hunt,
workout, written, written
examination