hearing

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hearing

  1. Able to hear.
    Deaf people often must deal with hearing people.

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Singular
hearing

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural hearings

hearing (countable and uncountable; plural hearings)

  1. (uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
    My hearing isn't what it used to be, but I still heard that noise.
  2. (uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
    There will be a public hearing to discuss the new traffic light.
  3. (uncountable) (law) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.

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sense used to perceive sound
proceeding at which discussions are heard
legal procedure done before a judge
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