hearing

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I - noun

1. (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 (Freq. 10)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
• Hyponyms:
administrative hearing, competence hearing, fair hearing, quo warranto
2. an opportunity to state your case and be heard (Freq. 4)
- they condemned him without a hearing
- he saw that he had lost his audience
• Syn:
audience
• Hypernyms:
opportunity, chance
3. the range within which a voice can be heard (Freq. 3)
- the children were told to stay within earshot
• Syn:
earshot, earreach
• Hypernyms:
range, reach
4. the act of hearing attentively (Freq. 2)
- you can learn a lot by just listening
- they make good music--you should give them a hearing
• Syn:
listening
• Derivationally related forms:
hear, listen (for: listening)
• Hypernyms:
sensing, perception
• Hyponyms:
auscultation, relistening, rehearing
5. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
hear
• Hypernyms:
session
• Hyponyms:
confirmation hearing
6. the ability to hear;
the auditory faculty
- his hearing was impaired
• Syn:
audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality
• Derivationally related forms:
hear
• Members of this Topic:
auditory system
• Hypernyms:
modality, sense modality, sensory system, exteroception
• Hyponyms:
ear, absolute pitch, perfect pitch

II - adjective

able to perceive sound
• Ant:
deaf
• Similar to:
sharp-eared, quick-eared

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hearing(a), audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality, listening, earshot, earreach, audience