English dictionary

hearing

/'h/i/r/I//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

(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

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
an opportunity to state your case and be heard

noun.state

Examples
They condemned him without a hearing.

Synonyms audience

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the range within which a voice can be heard

noun.location

Synonyms earreach earshot

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the act of hearing attentively

noun.act

Examples
They make good music--you should give them a hearing.

Synonyms listening

Source: WordNet 3.0
a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken

noun.communication

Examples
The investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the ability to hear; the auditory faculty

noun.cognition

Examples
His hearing was impaired.

Synonyms audition auditory modality auditory sense sense of hearing

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my <i>hearing</i> is good.

noun

Source: webster1913