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Definitions for Hearing

[1] the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
[2] the act of perceiving sound.
[3] opportunity to be heard: to grant a hearing.
[4] an instance or a session in which testimony and arguments are presented, especially before an official, as a judge in a lawsuit.
[5] a preliminary examination of the basic evidence and charges by a magistrate to determine whether criminal procedures, a trial, etc., are justified.
[6] earshot: Their conversation was beyond my hearing.
[7] to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
[8] to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news.
[9] to listen to; give or pay attention to: They refused to hear our side of the argument.
[10] to be among the audience at or of (something): to hear a recital.
[11] to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly: to hear a case.
[12] to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone): to hear the defendant.
[13] to listen to with favor, assent, or compliance.
[14] (of a computer) to perceive by speech recognition.
[15] to be capable of perceiving sound by the ear; have the faculty of perceiving sound vibrations.
[16] to receive information by the ear or otherwise: to hear from a friend.
[17] to listen with favor, assent, or compliance (often followed by of ): I will not hear of your going.
[18] (of a computer) to be capable of perceiving by speech recognition.
[19] (used as an interjection in the phrase Hear! Hear! to express approval, as of a speech).
[20] the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived Related adjective: audio
[21] an opportunity to be listened to
[22] the range within which sound can be heard; earshot
[23] the investigation of a matter by a court of law, esp the preliminary inquiry into an indictable crime by magistrates
[24] a formal or official trial of an action or lawsuit
[25] (tr) to perceive (a sound) with the sense of hearing
[26] (tr; may take a clause as object) to listen to did you hear what I said?
[27] (when intr, sometimes foll by of or about; when tr, may take a clause as object ) to be informed (of); receive information (about) to hear of his success ; have you heard?
[28] law to give a hearing to (a case)
[29] (when intr, usually foll by of and used with a negative ) to listen (to) with favour, assent, etc she wouldn't hear of it
[30] (intr foll by from ) to receive a letter, news, etc (from)
[31] hear! hear! an exclamation used to show approval of something said
[32] hear tell dialect to be told (about); learn (of)

Words related to Hearing

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Origin of Hearing

before 950; Middle English heren, Old English hēran, hīeran; cognate with Dutch horen, German hören, Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan; perhaps akin to Greek akoúein (see acoustic)

Words that may be confused with Hearing

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, hearhear, here, heard, herd

Other words from Hearing

hear·ing·less , adjective
pre·hear·ing , noun
un·hear·ing , adjective
hear·a·ble , adjective
hear·er , noun
half-heard , adjective
out·hear , verb (used with object), out·heard, out·hear·ing.
re·hear , verb, re·heard, re·hear·ing.
un·hear·a·ble , adjective
well-heard , adjective

Word origin for Hearing

Old English hieran; related to Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan, Old High German hōren, Greek akouein

Synonyms for Hearing

audition, detecting, distinguishing, ear, earshot, effect, extent, faculty, listening, perception, range, reach, recording, sense, auditory, auditory range, hearing distance