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Hearing

noun/hˈɪɹɪŋ/
Definition
(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
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈɪɹɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/hˈiəɹɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˈiəɹɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /hˈɪɹɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
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
nounan opportunity to state your case and be heard
“they condemned him without a hearing”
nounthe range within which a voice can be heard
“the children were told to stay within earshot”
nounthe act of hearing attentively
“you can learn a lot by just listening”
nouna session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken
“the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago”
nounthe ability to hear; the auditory faculty
“his hearing was impaired”
verbperceive (sound) via the auditory sense
verbget to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
“I learned that she has two grown-up children”
verbexamine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
“The jury had heard all the evidence”
verbreceive a communication from someone
“We heard nothing from our son for five years”
verblisten and pay attention
“Listen to your father”
adjectiveable to perceive sound
Word Forms
listenverbpay close attention to; give heed to
hearverblisten and pay attention
hearableadjectiveheard or perceptible by the ear
hearingnounthe ability to hear; the auditory faculty
discoverynounsomething that is discovered
triernounone (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
listenernounsomeone who listens attentively
listeningnounthe act of hearing attentively
hearernounsomeone who listens attentively
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Anhörung
(Recht) ein Verfahren (normalerweise durch ein Gericht), in dem Beweise erhoben werden, um eine Tatsachenfrage zu klären und auf der Grundlage dieser Beweise eine Entscheidung zu treffen
🇫🇷French
audience
(loi) une procédure (généralement menée par un tribunal) dans laquelle des preuves sont recueillies dans le but de déterminer une question de fait et de prendre une décision fondée sur ces preuves.
🇪🇸Spanish
audiencia
(ley) un procedimiento (generalmente por un tribunal) donde se toman pruebas con el propósito de determinar una cuestión de hecho y llegar a una decisión basada en esa evidencia
🇮🇹Italian
udito
(legge) un procedimento (di solito da parte di un tribunale) in cui vengono assunte prove allo scopo di determinare una questione di fatto e raggiungere una decisione basata su tali prove
🇳🇱Dutch
gehoor
(wet) een procedure (meestal door een rechtbank) waarbij bewijs wordt verzameld met als doel een feitelijke kwestie vast te stellen en op basis van dat bewijs een beslissing te nemen
🇵🇹Portuguese
audição
(lei) um processo (geralmente levado a cabo por um tribunal) em que as provas são obtidas com o propósito de determinar uma questão de facto e chegar a uma decisão com base nessas provas
🇷🇺Russian
слушание
(закон) судебное разбирательство (обычно в суде), в ходе которого доказательства собираются с целью определения фактического вопроса и принятия решения на основе этих доказательств.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सुनवाई
(कानून) एक कार्यवाही (आमतौर पर एक अदालत द्वारा) जहां तथ्य के मुद्दे को निर्धारित करने और उस साक्ष्य के आधार पर निर्णय पर पहुंचने के उद्देश्य से साक्ष्य लिया जाता है
🇧🇩Bengali
শুনানি
(আইন) একটি কার্যধারা (সাধারণত একটি আদালত দ্বারা) যেখানে সত্যের একটি সমস্যা নির্ধারণের উদ্দেশ্যে এবং সেই প্রমাণের ভিত্তিতে একটি সিদ্ধান্তে পৌঁছানোর উদ্দেশ্যে প্রমাণ নেওয়া হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
கேட்டல்
(சட்டம்) ஒரு நடைமுறை (பொதுவாக நீதிமன்றத்தால்) ஒரு உண்மையின் சிக்கலைத் தீர்மானிப்பதற்கும் அந்த ஆதாரத்தின் அடிப்படையில் ஒரு முடிவை எடுப்பதற்கும் ஆதாரம் எடுக்கப்படுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
వినికిడి
(చట్టం) ఒక ప్రొసీడింగ్ (సాధారణంగా కోర్టు ద్వారా) ఇక్కడ వాస్తవం యొక్క సమస్యను నిర్ణయించడానికి మరియు ఆ సాక్ష్యం ఆధారంగా ఒక నిర్ణయానికి చేరుకోవడానికి సాక్ష్యం తీసుకోబడుతుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
सुनावणी
(कायदा) एक कार्यवाही (सामान्यत: न्यायालयाद्वारे) जिथे वस्तुस्थितीचा मुद्दा निश्चित करण्यासाठी आणि त्या पुराव्यावर आधारित निर्णयापर्यंत पोहोचण्याच्या उद्देशाने पुरावे घेतले जातात.
🇮🇳Gujarati
સુનાવણી
(કાયદો) એક કાર્યવાહી (સામાન્ય રીતે કોર્ટ દ્વારા) જ્યાં હકીકતના મુદ્દાને નિર્ધારિત કરવા અને તે પુરાવાના આધારે નિર્ણય પર પહોંચવાના હેતુ માટે પુરાવા લેવામાં આવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೇಳಿದ
(ಕಾನೂನು) ಒಂದು ವಿಚಾರಣೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದಿಂದ) ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸತ್ಯದ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಆ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿರ್ಧಾರವನ್ನು ತಲುಪುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കേൾവി
(നിയമം) ഒരു നടപടി (സാധാരണയായി ഒരു കോടതി) ഒരു വസ്തുതയുടെ പ്രശ്നം നിർണ്ണയിക്കുന്നതിനും ആ തെളിവുകളെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കി ഒരു തീരുമാനത്തിലെത്തുന്നതിനുമായി തെളിവുകൾ എടുക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੁਣਵਾਈ
(ਕਾਨੂੰਨ) ਇੱਕ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਦਾਲਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ) ਜਿੱਥੇ ਤੱਥ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਦੇ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਸਬੂਤ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਫੈਸਲੇ 'ਤੇ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਦੇ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਸਬੂਤ ਲਏ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ।
🇵🇰Urdu
سماعت
(قانون) ایک کارروائی (عام طور پر عدالت کے ذریعہ) جہاں حقائق کے مسئلے کا تعین کرنے اور اس ثبوت کی بنیاد پر کسی فیصلے تک پہنچنے کے مقصد کے لئے ثبوت لیا جاتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
听力
(法律)为了确定事实问题并根据该证据做出决定而采取证据的程序(通常由法院进行)
🇯🇵Japanese
聴覚
(法律) 事実の問題を判断し、その証拠に基づいて決定を下す目的で証拠が採取される(通常は裁判所による)手続き
🇰🇷Korean
듣기
(법) 사실의 문제를 결정하고 해당 증거를 기반으로 결정을 내릴 목적으로 증거를 수집하는 절차(대개 법원에서)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thính giác
(luật) một thủ tục tố tụng (thường do tòa án thực hiện) trong đó bằng chứng được thu thập nhằm mục đích xác định một vấn đề thực tế và đưa ra quyết định dựa trên bằng chứng đó
🇹🇭Thai
การได้ยิน
(กฎหมาย) การดำเนินการ (โดยปกติศาล) ซึ่งมีการนำพยานหลักฐานไปใช้เพื่อวัตถุประสงค์ในการพิจารณาประเด็นข้อเท็จจริงและบรรลุการตัดสินใจตามหลักฐานนั้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
pendengaran
(hukum) suatu proses (biasanya oleh pengadilan) di mana bukti diambil dengan tujuan untuk menentukan suatu masalah fakta dan mencapai keputusan berdasarkan bukti tersebut
🇵🇭Filipino
pandinig
(batas) isang paglilitis (kadalasan ng isang hukuman) kung saan ang ebidensya ay kinuha para sa layunin ng pagtukoy ng isang isyu ng katotohanan at pag-abot ng isang desisyon batay sa ebidensyang iyon
🇲🇾Malay
pendengaran
(undang-undang) prosiding (biasanya oleh mahkamah) di mana keterangan diambil untuk tujuan menentukan isu fakta dan mencapai keputusan berdasarkan keterangan itu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
السمع
(قانون) إجراء (عادة من قبل المحكمة) يتم فيه أخذ الأدلة بغرض تحديد مسألة واقعية والتوصل إلى قرار بناءً على تلك الأدلة
🇮🇷Persian
شنیدن
(قانون) دادرسی (معمولاً توسط دادگاه) که در آن شواهدی به منظور تعیین یک موضوع واقعی و تصمیم گیری بر اساس آن شواهد انجام می شود.
🇹🇷Turkish
işitme
(hukuk) bir olguyu belirlemek ve bu delile dayanarak bir karara varmak amacıyla delillerin alındığı bir işlem (genellikle mahkeme tarafından)
🇮🇱Hebrew
שְׁמִיעָה
(חוק) הליך (בדרך כלל על ידי בית משפט) שבו נלקחות ראיות לצורך הכרעה בסוגיה עובדתית והגעה להכרעה על סמך אותן ראיות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'hearing'?
The primary meaning of 'hearing' is '(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'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'hearing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'hearing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'hearing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'hearing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'hearing' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'hearing' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
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In your opinion, does the word 'hearing' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Gloomy
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Which age group is most likely to use 'hearing' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'hearing' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'hearing' as formal, casual, or slang?
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