hear·ing
(hîŕĭng)
noun
- The sense by which sound is perceived; the capacity to hear.
- Range of audibility; earshot.
- An opportunity to be heard.
- Law
- A preliminary examination of an accused person.
- The trial of an equity case.
- A session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses.
adjective
- Able to hear: a deaf child born to hearing parents.
hear
(hîr)
[Middle English hearen, Old English hīeran.]
verb: heard (hûrd), hear·ing, hears.
transitive verb
- To perceive (sound) by the ear: Can you hear the signal?
- To learn by hearing; be told by others: I heard she got married.
- To listen to attentively: Hear what I have to tell you.
- To listen to in an official, professional, or formal capacity: heard the last witness in the afternoon.
- To listen to and consider favorably: Lord, hear my prayer!
- To attend or participate in: hear Mass.
intransitive verb
- To be capable of perceiving sound.
- To receive news or information; learn: I heard about your accident.
- To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative: I won't hear of your going!
phrasal verbs
- hear from
- To get a letter, telephone call, or transmitted communication from.
- To be reprimanded by: If you don't do your homework, you're going to hear from me.
idioms
- hear, hear
- Used to express approval.
derivatives
- heaŕer
- noun
