hearing

Plural: hearings

Noun

• An official meeting to hear evidence; the faculty of perceiving sound.
• (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
• an opportunity to state your case and be heard
  • "they condemned him without a hearing"
• the range within which a voice can be heard
• the act of hearing attentively
  • "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"
• 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"
• the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
  • "his hearing was impaired"
• The sense used to perceive sound.
• The distance or physical region within which something may be heard; earshot.
• Something heard; a report or piece of news.
• The act by which something is heard; the act of perceiving by sound or the auditory sense.
• A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
• A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
• A scolding.

Verb

• perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
• get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
• examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
• receive a communication from someone
• listen and pay attention
• present participle and gerund of hear

Adjective

• able to perceive sound

Adj

• Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.

Examples

• Deaf people often must deal with hearing people.
• My hearing isn't what it used to be, but I still heard that noise.
• The Words With Friends board seemed silent, but he felt a HEARING for his next word.
• There will be a public hearing to discuss the new traffic light.

Synonyms

audience, audition, auditory modality, auditory sense, discover, earreach, earshot, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, listen, listening, pick up, see, sense of hearing, take heed, try

Antonyms

deaf, nonhearing

Anagrams of hearing