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hearing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Texas) audio
- (California) audio
- /ˈhɪː.ɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- audio Connecticut
- /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhiː.ɹɪŋ/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing.
Meanings
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Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.
Deaf people often must deal with hearing people.
Forms
Antonyms
deaf · nonhearing
Meronyms
high-pitched (sensation produced in the ear) · shrill (sensation produced in the ear) · low-pitched (sensation produced in the ear) · melodious (sensation produced in the ear) · sharp (sensation produced in the ear) · loud (sensation produced in the ear) · bass (sensation produced in the ear) · soft (sensation produced in the ear)
Translations (21)
he שומע (able to hear) · tr işiten (able to hear) · cmn 聼 (able to hear) · sv hörande (able to hear) · ga a bhfuil éisteacht agat (able to hear) · lv dzirdīgs (able to hear) · ru слы́шащий (able to hear) · eo aŭdkapabla (able to hear) · it udente (able to hear) · bcl nakakadangog (able to hear) · bg чу́ващ (able to hear) · fi kuuleva (able to hear) · es oyente (able to hear) · ar سَمِيع (able to hear) · nl horend (able to hear) · eo malsurda (able to hear) · id mendengar (able to hear) · pt dessurdo (able to hear) · de hörend (able to hear) · eo aŭdanta (able to hear) · cs slyšící (able to hear)
hearing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Texas) audio
- (California) audio
- /ˈhɪː.ɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- audio Connecticut
- /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhiː.ɹɪŋ/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
My hearing isn't what it used to be, but I still heard that noise.
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(uncountable) The distance or physical region within which something may be heard; earshot.
She moved out of hearing and I lost the end of the sentence.
When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
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(countable) Something heard; a report or piece of news.
More evidence followed. Evidence as to the financial difficulties in which the prisoner had found himself at the end of July. Evidence as to his intrigue with Mrs. Raikes—poor Mary, that must have been bitter hearing for a woman of her pride.
1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 159:
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(countable) The act by which something is heard; the act of perceiving by sound or the auditory sense.
To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […]
2004, Timothy D. J. Chappell, Reading Plato's Theaetetus, page 73:
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(uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
All I want is for my views to get a fair hearing.
There will be a public hearing to discuss the new traffic light.
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(countable) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time. The hearing will be unprecedented in its remit, but at its core will be a simple issue: should Reggie Clemons live or die?
2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian:
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(countable, dated, informal, uncountable) A scolding.
Forms
Synonyms
audition
Translations (179)
uk слу́хання (proceeding) · ilo panagdengngeg (sense) · lt klausa (sense) · it udienza (proceeding) · he שִׁמּוּעַ (legal procedure) · pl przesłuchanie (legal procedure) · lv dzirde (sense) · es oído (sense) · uk ро́згляд (proceeding) · tr murafaa (legal procedure) · ko 청각 (sense) · cu слоухъ (sense) · uz eshitish (sense) · eo aŭdado (sense) · de Anhörung (proceeding) · de Anhörung (legal procedure) · it ascoltazione (legal procedure) · pt audição (sense) · sh slȗh (sense) · hi सुनवाई (proceeding) · bg слух (sense) · uk слу́хання (legal procedure) · es audición (sense) · ps سامعه (sense) · cmn 聽證會 /听证会 (proceeding) · mn ᠰᠣᠨᠤᠰᠬᠠᠯ (sense) · fr ouïe (sense) · de Gehör (sense) · mhr пылыш (sense) · ar جَلْسَة (legal procedure) · ar سَمْع (sense) · km សវនៈ (sense) · ga éisteacht (legal procedure) · fi kuulo (sense) · fur uldide (sense) · la auditorium (sense) · th การได้ยิน (sense) · af gehoor (sense) · it udito (sense) · vi thính giác (sense) · sv hörsel (sense) · be слых (sense) · mi nohoanga (legal procedure) · cs slyšení (proceeding) · ky угуу (sense) · scn ntisa (sense) · ru слу́шание (legal procedure) · it ascoltazione (proceeding) · he שִׁמּוּעַ (proceeding) · cmn 聽力 /听力 (sense) · id pendengaran (sense) · ps اورېده (sense) · cy clyw (sense) · yi געהער (sense) · cmn 公聽會 /公听会 (proceeding) · fa شنوایی (sense) · sh слу̑х (sense) · an udito (sense) · ko 청력 (sense) · es mañanera (proceeding) · ltg dzierdeiba (sense) · bn শ্রবণশক্তি (sense) · fi kuuloaisti (sense) · ru слуша́ние (proceeding) · ka მოსმენა (proceeding) · uk слух (sense) · ro auz (sense) · ur سَماعَت (sense) · ka მოსმენა (legal procedure) · ca oïda (act) · is heyrn (sense) · cmn 聽覺 /听觉 (sense) · fur udience (proceeding) · nn høyrsel (sense) · ja 聴力 (sense) · pt audiência (legal procedure) · ru слух (sense) · ms pendengaran (sense) · nb hørsel (sense) · ca oïda (sense) · it udienza (legal procedure) · la audītus (sense) · nl gehoor (sense) · ps سمع (sense) · tk eşidiş (sense) · ga éisteacht (proceeding) · mn сонсгол (sense) · it audizione (legal procedure) · ja 公聴会 (proceeding) · fi kuuleminen (legal procedure) · tr işitme yetisi (sense) · es audiencia (legal procedure) · cs slyšení (legal procedure) · da hørelse (sense) · gl oído (sense) · ps اروېده (sense) · ang hlyst (sense) · af verhoor (legal procedure) · ar جَلْسَة (proceeding) · es audiencia (proceeding) · ko 청문회 (proceeding) · vo lilasien (sense) · km ល្បឺ (sense) · ru слу́шание де́ла (legal procedure) · fi kuuleminen (proceeding) · ckb بیسایی (sense) · mk слух (sense) · et kuulmine (sense) · ru разбира́тельство (proceeding) · cs sluch (sense) · be слух (sense) · ru разбира́тельство (legal procedure) · nn høyrsle (sense) · th ไต่สวน (legal procedure) · nb høring (proceeding) · oc ausida (sense) · de Hörvermögen (sense) · pl słuch (sense) · bg слу́шане (act) · fi kuuleminen (act) · tr duruşma (legal procedure) · ota قولاق (sense) · az eşitmə (sense) · grc ἀκρόασις (act) · hy լսողություն (sense) · bg изслу́шване (legal procedure) · lo ການໄດ້ຍິນ (sense) · eu entzumen (sense) · my သဒ္ဒါရုံ (sense) · grc ἀκρόασις (proceeding) · hi सुनवाई (sense) · hu hallás (sense) · tr işitme duyusu (sense) · fr audience (legal procedure) · he שְׁמִיעָה (sense) · tr işitim (sense) · fr audience (proceeding) · rm udida (sense) · id pendengaran (act) · it audizione (proceeding) · pt ouvido (sense) · ka სმენა (sense) · be разгля́д (proceeding) · tr duyma (sense) · la audientia (sense) · el ακοή (sense) · ja 聴覚 (sense) · sq dëgjim (sense) · bg изслу́шване (proceeding) · orv слухъ (sense) · ja 聴聞会 (proceeding) · mi rongonga (sense) · sk sluch (sense) · bcl pandangog (sense) · ko 공청회 (proceeding) · hi श्रवण (sense) · ast oyíu (sense) · fa سامعه (sense) · mr सुनावणी (legal procedure) · el ακρόαση (proceeding) · got 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (sense) · gl audiencia (legal procedure) · ro auzit (sense) · tl pandinig (sense) · sl sluh (sense) · cmn 耳朵 (sense) · af verhoor (proceeding) · ga éisteacht (sense) · kk есту (sense) · be слу́ханне (proceeding) · pt audiência (proceeding) · el ακρόαση (legal procedure) · tg шунавоӣ (sense) · grc ἀκοή (sense) · de Hören (sense) · cs slyšení (act) · be слу́ханне (legal procedure) · fi kuulustelu (legal procedure) · ug ئاڭلاش سېزىمى (sense)
hearing en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Texas) audio
- (California) audio
- /ˈhɪː.ɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- audio Connecticut
- /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhiː.ɹɪŋ/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of hear
Deriveds
in hearing · hard of hearing · prehearing · hearing-impaired · re-hearing · hearing test · unhearing · Markman hearing · hearing trumpet · hearingly · posthearing · hardness of hearing · hearing-ear dog · preliminary hearing · hearing aid · blitz hearing · hearing range · hearing loss · Newton hearing · hearing dog · hearing loop · hearingless · committal hearing · public hearing · counterhearing · hearing room · superhearing