English Online Dictionary. What means hearing? What does hearing mean?
English
Etymology
From hear + -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈhɪː.ɹɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈhiː.ɹɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ
Adjective
hearing (comparative more hearing, superlative most hearing)
- Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.
Antonyms
- deaf
- nonhearing
Translations
Noun
hearing (countable and uncountable, plural hearings)
- (uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
- (countable) The act by which something is heard.
- (uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
- (countable, law) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
- (informal, dated) A scolding.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
hearing
- present participle and gerund of hear