hearings

Noun

• (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
• the range within which a voice can be heard
• the act of hearing attentively
• 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
• plural of hearing

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

Synonyms

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