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  • 21hearing — [[t]hɪ͟ərɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ hearings 1) N UNCOUNT: oft poss N A person s or animal s hearing is the sense which makes it possible for them to be aware of sounds. His mind still seemed clear and his hearing was excellent. 2) N COUNT A hearing is an… …

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  • 22Hearing — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Sense of sound. < N PARAG:Hearing >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hearing hearing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 audition audition auscultation Sgm: N 1 eavesdropping eavesdropping Sgm: N 1 audibility audibility GRP: N …

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  • 23hearing — hear|ing W2S3 [ˈhıərıŋ US ˈhır ] n 1.) [U] the sense which you use to hear sounds have good/bad etc hearing ▪ She has remarkable hearing for a lady of her age. ▪ a child with a hearing disability →↑hard of hearing 2.) a meeting of a court or… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24hearing — noun 1) the wolf s acute hearing Syn: ability to hear, auditory perception, sense of hearing, aural faculty 2) she moved out of hearing Syn: earshot, hearing distance, hearing range, auditory range 3) I had a fair hearing …

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  • 25hearing — noun 1 (U) the sense which you use to hear sounds: Speak up, please. My hearing is not too good. see also: hard of hearing 2 (C) a meeting of a court or special committee to find out the facts about a case 3 give sb a (fair) hearing to give… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26Hearing — Hea|ring [ hi:rɪŋ], das; [s], s: Sitzung, in der unabhängige Fachleute zu bestimmten Problemen angehört und befragt werden: der Bundestag hatte einige Experten zu einem Hearing geladen. * * * Hea|ring 〈[hi:rıŋ] n. 15〉 = Anhörung [<engl.… …

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  • 27hearing — The physical sense through which sound becomes audible, thereby constituting a means of communication. A term originating in equity but almost as familiar in present day law actions. A prerequisite to a finding of facts. Re Anderson, 191 Or 49,… …

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  • 28hearing — noun 1) she moved out of hearing Syn: earshot, hearing distance 2) I had a fair hearing Syn: chance to speak, opportunity to be heard 3) he gave evidence at the hearing Syn …

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  • 29hearing — /ˈhɪərɪŋ / (say hearring) noun 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. Law the presentation of a matter before a tribunal. –phrase 5. within hearing… …

  • 30hearing — n. 1 the faculty of perceiving sounds. 2 the range within which sounds may be heard; earshot (within hearing; in my hearing). 3 an opportunity to state one s case (give them a fair hearing). 4 the listening to evidence and pleadings in a law… …

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