hearing
(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 evidence
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,103 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,676 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- (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 evidence
- an opportunity to state your case and be heard also: audience they condemned him without a hearinghe saw that he had lost his audience
- the range within which a voice can be heard also: earshot, earreach the children were told to stay within earshot
- the act of hearing attentively also: listening you can learn a lot by just listeningthey make good music--you should give them a hearing
- a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago
- the ability to hear; the auditory faculty also: audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality his hearing was impaired
adjective
- able to perceive sound
hearing in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Hearing somebody else coming upstairs, he prepared to repeat his speech.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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On hearing this story Serpentine grew very sad, and her lovely eyes filled with tears.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Lady Maria knew there were people who, hearing your good things, appropriated them without a scruple.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Children always love to learn it after hearing it read correctly and by one who understands and appreciates it.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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On hearing these words, he straightened himself up, and with a gesture so terrible that the others stepped back frightened.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1