hearing

  • 11Hearing — Hearing,das:⇨Anhörung …

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  • 12hearing — perception by hear, early 13c., from prp. of HEAR (Cf. hear). Meaning a listening to evidence in a court of law is from 1570s …

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  • 13hearing — noun 1 ability to hear ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, excellent, good, normal, sharp ▪ bad (esp. AmE), impaired, poor VERB …

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  • 14hearing — n. perception of sounds 1) acute, keen hearing 2) defective, impaired hearing 3) hard of hearing; hearing impaired session of a committee, court 4) to conduct, hold a hearing 5) a fair, impartial; open hearing (he got a fair hearing) 6)… …

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  • 15hearing — A proceeding of relative formality (though generally less formal than a trial), generally public, with definite issues of fact or of law to be tried, in which witnesses are heard and evidence presented. It is a proceeding where evidence is taken… …

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  • 16hearing — A proceeding of relative formality (though generally less formal than a trial), generally public, with definite issues of fact or of law to be tried, in which witnesses are heard and evidence presented. It is a proceeding where evidence is taken… …

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  • 17hearing — hear|ing [ hırıŋ ] noun ** 1. ) uncount your ability to hear sounds: My hearing has deteriorated as I ve grown older. hearing loss: Prolonged exposure to loud noise can cause hearing loss. 2. ) count a meeting of a court of law or official… …

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  • 18hearing */*/ — UK [ˈhɪərɪŋ] / US [ˈhɪrɪŋ] noun Word forms hearing : singular hearing plural hearings 1) [uncountable] your ability to hear sounds My hearing has deteriorated as I ve got older. hearing loss: Prolonged exposure to loud noise can cause hearing… …

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  • 19hearing — hearingless, adj. /hear ing/, n. 1. the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived. 2. the act of perceiving sound. 3. opportunity to be heard: to grant a hearing. 4. an instance or a session in which testimony and arguments are presented, esp …

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  • 20hearing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sense of hearing Nouns 1. hearing, sense of hearing; audition, auscultation; eavesdropping, audibility; acute ear, etc.; ear for music, perfect or absolute pitch; otology, audiology; audiometer;… …

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