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Hearing

verb
/ˈhiːɹ.ɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 32.7

Definitions

1.verb(stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
"I was deaf, and now I can hear."
2.verb(stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
"I heard a sound from outside the window."
3.verbTo exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
4.verbTo listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
"Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties."
5.verbTo receive information about; to come to learn of.
6.verb(with from) To be contacted by.
7.verbTo listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
"Your case will be heard at the end of the month."
8.verbTo sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
"You're tired of all the ads on TV? I hear ya."
9.nounThe sense used to perceive sound.
"My hearing isn't what it used to be, but I still heard that noise."
10.nounThe act by which something is heard.
11.nounA proceeding at which discussions are heard.
"There will be a public hearing to discuss the new traffic light."
12.nounA legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
13.nounA scolding.
14.adjectiveAble to hear.
"Deaf people often must deal with hearing people."

Synonyms

listeningauditionaudienceearshotearreachauditory modalityauditory sensequick-earedsense of hearingsharp-earedauditoryaural

Antonyms

deafnonhearing

Rhymes With

endearingjeeringpeeringfleeringkey ringrehearingdisappearingoverhearing
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