hearing
/ˈhiːɹ.ɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- (stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
- (stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
- To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
- To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
- To receive information about; to come to learn of.
- (with from) To be contacted by.
- The sense used to perceive sound.
- The act by which something is heard.
- A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
- A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
- A scolding.
- Able to hear.
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