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hearing
Found in thesaurus: proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings, chance, opportunity, range, reach, sensing, perception, session, exteroception, modality, sensory system, sense modality
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hearing
n.
perception of sound; act of listening; presentation of evidence before a judge, court hearing
hear
v.
perceive by the ear, perceive by listening
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Hearing
Hearing, auditory perception, or audition is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations, changes in the pressure of the surrounding medium through time, through an organ such as the ear. Sound may be heard through solid, liquid, or gaseous matter. It is one of the traditional five senses; partial or total inability to hear is called hearing loss.
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hearing
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
(hypernym) proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
(hyponym) administrative hearing
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
(synonym) audience
(hypernym) opportunity, chance
3. the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot"
(synonym) earshot, earreach
(hypernym) range, reach
4. the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"
(synonym) listening
(hypernym) sensing, perception
(hyponym) auscultation
(derivation) listen, hear, take heed
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"
(hypernym) session
(hyponym) confirmation hearing
(derivation) hear, try
6. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
(synonym) audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality
(hypernym) modality, sense modality, sensory system
(hyponym) ear
(derivation) hear
(class) auditory system
Adjective
1. able to perceive sound
(synonym) hearing(a)
(antonym) deaf
(similar) sharp-eared, quick-eared
hear
Verb
1. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
(hypernym) perceive, comprehend
(hyponym) catch, take in, overhear
(derivation) hearing, audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality
2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
(synonym) learn, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
(hyponym) get the goods
(verb-group) witness, find, see
3. examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
(synonym) try
(hypernym) probe, examine
(hyponym) rehear, retry
(derivation) hearing
4. receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
(hypernym) pick up, receive
5. listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
(synonym) listen, take heed
(hypernym) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
(hyponym) incline
(derivation) hearer, listener, auditor, attender
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hearing (de)
n.
hearing, presentation of evidence before a judge, court hearing
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hearing
n.
sluch; slyšení
hear
v.
slyšet; dozvědět se; projednávat
