hearing
noun
[ ˈhɪərɪŋ ]
• the faculty of perceiving sounds.
• "people who have very acute hearing"
Similar:
ability to hear,
faculty of hearing,
sense of hearing,
aural faculty,
auditory perception,
• an opportunity to state one's case.
• "I think I had a fair hearing"
Similar:
chance to speak,
opportunity to be heard,
opportunity to put one's case,
interview,
audience,
hear
verb
• perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something).
• "behind her she could hear men's voices"
Similar:
perceive,
catch,
get,
make out,
take in,
apprehend,
discern,
overhear,
listen to,
attend to,
give ear to,
• be told or informed of.
• "have you heard the news?"
Similar:
be informed,
be told,
find out,
discover,
learn,
gather,
glean,
ascertain,
get word,
be made aware,
be given to understand,
hear tell,
get wind,
pick up,
Opposite:
be unaware,
Origin:
Old English hīeran, hēran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooren and German hören .
