'Hearing' definitions:

Definition of 'hearing'

From: WordNet
adjective
Able to perceive sound [ant: deaf]
noun
(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
An opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience" [syn: hearing, audience]
noun
The range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot" [syn: earshot, earreach, hearing]
noun
The act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" [syn: listening, hearing]
noun
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"
noun
The ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired" [syn: hearing, audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality]

Definition of 'Hearing'

From: GCIDE
  • Hear \Hear\ (h[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heard (h[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hearing.] [OE. heren, AS,. hi['e]ran, h[=y]ran, h[=e]ran; akin to OS. h[=o]rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h[=o]ren, G. h["o]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw. h["o]ra, Dan. hore, Goth. hausjan, and perh. to Gr. 'akoy`ein, E. acoustic. Cf. Hark, Hearken.]
  • 1. To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call. [1913 Webster]
  • Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of travelers. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • He had been heard to utter an ominous growl. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To give attention to as a teacher or judge. [1913 Webster]
  • Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. --2 Sam. xv. 3. [1913 Webster]
  • I beseech your honor to hear me one single word. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor. [1913 Webster]
  • I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice. --Ps. cxvi. 1. [1913 Webster]
  • They think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. --Matt. vi. 7. [1913 Webster]
  • Hear him. See Remark, under Hear, v. i.
  • To hear a bird sing, to receive private communication. [Colloq.] --Shak.
  • To hear say, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to receive by rumor. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hearing'

From: GCIDE
  • Hearing \Hear"ing\, n.
  • 1. The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good. [1913 Webster]
  • I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear. --Job xlii. 5. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Hearing in a special sensation, produced by stimulation of the auditory nerve; the stimulus (waves of sound) acting not directly on the nerve, but through the medium of the endolymph on the delicate epithelium cells, constituting the peripheral terminations of the nerve. See Ear. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues. [1913 Webster]
  • His last offenses to us Shall have judicious hearing. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Another hearing before some other court. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Hearing, as applied to equity cases, means the same thing that the word trial does at law. --Abbot. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot. "She's not within hearing." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • They laid him by the pleasant shore, And in the hearing of the wave. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'hearing'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Hearing'