Hearing

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The sense by which sound is perceived; the capacity to hear.
  • n. Range of audibility; earshot.
  • n. An opportunity to be heard.
  • n. Law A preliminary examination of an accused person.
  • n. Law The trial of an equity case.
  • n. A session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses.
  • adj. Able to hear: a deaf child born to hearing parents.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Able to hear.
  • n. The sense used to perceive sound.
  • n. A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
  • n. A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
  • n. Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience.
  • n. A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues.
  • n. Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Perception of sound; the act of perceiving sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; audition: one of the five external senses. See ear.
  • n. Audience; opportunity to be heard.
  • n. A judicial investigation of a suit at law; attention to and consideration of the testimony and arguments in a cause between parties, with a view to a just decision: especially used of trial without a jury.
  • n. Distance within which sound may be heard; ear-shot: as, he was not within hearing.
  • n. A scolding; a lecture.
  • n. Something heard; something to hear; report; news.
  • n. Attendance on preaching.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. able to perceive sound
  • n. an opportunity to state your case and be heard
  • n. a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken
  • n. the range within which a voice can be heard
  • n. (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
  • n. the act of hearing attentively
  • n. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    unhearing    deaf   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    opportunity    chance    reach    range   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    audience    sound    earshot   
    Verb Stem
    hear   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    disappearing    earring    endearing    jeering    overhearing    peering    rehearing   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hear    proceeding    subpoena    investigations    loving    learning    ship    proof    whom    necessity