Hearing
nnoun.act(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidenceTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Hypernyms:legal proceeding proceeding proceedings
Inherited Hypernyms:hearingproceedingdue processgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:hearingproceedingdue processgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:administrative hearingcompetence hearingfair hearingquo warranto
Full Hyponyms:administrative hearingcompetence hearingfair hearingquo warranto
nnoun.statean opportunity to state your case and be heardSynset:audience
Examples:- they condemned him without a hearing
- he saw that he had lost his audience
Hypernyms:chance opportunity
Inherited Hypernyms:hearingopportunitypossibilitybeingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.locationthe range within which a voice can be heardSynset:earreach earshot
Examples:- the children were told to stay within earshot
Hypernyms:range reach
Inherited Hypernyms:earshotrangelimitextremityregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.actthe act of hearing attentivelySynset:listening
Examples:- you can learn a lot by just listening
- they make good music--you should give them a hearing
Derivationally Related Form:listenhear
Hypernyms:perception sensing
Inherited Hypernyms:listeningsensingsensory activityactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:auscultationrehearingrelistening
Full Hyponyms:auscultationpercussionrelisteningsuccussion
nnoun.communicationa session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is takenExamples:- the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago
Derivationally Related Form:hear
Hypernyms:session
Inherited Hypernyms:hearingsessionconferencediscussionspeechauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:confirmation hearing
Full Hyponyms:confirmation hearing
nnoun.cognitionthe ability to hear; the auditory facultySynset:audition auditory modality auditory sense sense of hearing
Derivationally Related Form:hear
Hypernyms:exteroception modality sense modality sensory system
Inherited Hypernyms:hearingexteroceptionsensitivitysensefacultyabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:hearingmodalitysensefacultyabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:absolute pitchearperfect pitch
Full Hyponyms:absolute pitchear
vverb.perceptionperceive (sound) via the auditory senseDerivationally Related Form:hearinghearable
Hypernyms:comprehend perceive
Inherited Hypernyms:hearperceive
Direct Hyponyms:catchgetoverheartake in
Full Troponyms:catch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | They will --- the duet (apply to: hear)
vverb.cognitionget to know or become aware of, usually accidentallySynset:discover find out get a line get wind get word hear learn pick up see
Examples:- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
Derivationally Related Form:discovery
Inherited Hypernyms:learn
Direct Hyponyms:ascertaincatchdiscoverfindget the goodstrip upwise up
Full Troponyms:ascertaindiscoverferret outget the goodspricerake uptrip upwise up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE (apply to: discover, learn, see, hear) | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: get wind, get a line) | Somebody ---s (apply to: get word) | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: get word, find out, discover, learn, hear)
vverb.socialexamine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial processSynset:hear try
Examples:- The jury had heard all the evidence
- The case will be tried in California
Derivationally Related Form:hearingtrier
Hypernyms:examine probe
Inherited Hypernyms:hearprobeinvestigateanalyze
Direct Hyponyms:rehearretry
Full Troponyms:rehear
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.perceptionreceive a communication from someoneExamples:- We heard nothing from our son for five years
Hypernyms:pick up receive
Inherited Hypernyms:hearpick upperceive
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.perceptionlisten and pay attentionSynset:hear listen take heed
Examples:- Listen to your father
- We must hear the expert before we make a decision
Derivationally Related Form:listeninghearinghearerlistener
Hypernyms:center centre concentrate focus pore rivet
Inherited Hypernyms:listenconcentratethink
Direct Hyponyms:incline
Full Troponyms:incline
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
adjadj.allable to perceive soundAntonyms:deaf
Inherited Hypernyms:hearing
Similar to:quick-eared sharp-eared