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The faculty of perceiving sounds
“My hearing is getting better. The minor hearing loss that started a few years ago has not gotten any worse.”
The area or distance within which something can be heard
“No one ever made fun of my sister, at least within my hearing, again.”
An act of listening to evidence in a court of law or before an official
“In the case of a continuing wrong done to him, a prisoner could expect that a hearing in judicial review proceedings could be obtained with little delay.”
An opportunity to state one's case
“We have got to work together as a Senate to give this qualified nominee a dignified hearing and a fair up-or-down vote.”
A formal meeting between people for expressing one's views
“Every time we get together for a hearing, he never ceases to remind me that, without Idaho, we would have no potato chips.”
The conduct of a lawsuit
A meeting of an official body to conduct its business
Legal proceedings
A type of tribunal that deals with contentions between workers and companies
Discerning what somebody is saying
Present participle for to perceive through the act of hearing
“I would hear voices whispering in and out of sleep, almost as though I were in a spiritual realm.”
Present participle for to be told or informed of
“I suspect we will hear more details concerning the incident as they unfold.”
(law) Present participle for to listen to and judge (a case or plaintiff)
“Three appeal court judges will hear the case as he launches his defense against the charges.”
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing
Types of senses
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