Definitions
How to pronounce hearing:
Hearing - as an adjective
Hearing - as a 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
An opportunity to state your case and be heard
Example: "They condemned him without a hearing"
The range within which a voice can be heard
Example: "The children were told to stay within earshot"
The act of hearing attentively
Example: "You can learn a lot by just listening"
A session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken
Example: "The investigative committee will hold hearings in chicago"
The ability to hear; the auditory faculty
Example: "His hearing was impaired"
Hearing - as a verb
(stative) to perceive sounds through the ear.
Example: "I was deaf, and now i can hear."
(stative) to perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
Example: "I heard a sound from outside the window."
To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
Example: "Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties."
To receive information about; to come to learn of.
(with from) to be contacted by.
To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
Example: "Your case will be heard at the end of the month."
To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
Example: "You're tired of all the ads on tv? i hear ya."
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
HEARING has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.
HEARING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.
HEARING has a WORDFEUD points total of 12.
