Hearing Meaning
/ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to hear, as opposed to deaf.
nounThe sense used to perceive sound.
Sentence Examples
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter.
You are always hearing but not listening.
The committee held a public hearing to discuss the new project.
CEFR Practice Quiz
His ____ was damaged by the loud concert, so he went to a doctor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor performed a quick ____ test to make sure that my ears were functioning properly.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
"More evidence followed. Evidence as to the financial difficulties in which the prisoner had found himself at the end of July. Evidence as to his intrigue with Mrs. Raikes—poor Mary, that must have been bitter hearing for a woman of her pride."
— 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 159:
"To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […]"
— 2004, Timothy D. J. Chappell, Reading Plato's Theaetetus, page 73:
"Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time. The hearing will be unprecedented in its remit, but at its core will be a simple issue: should Reggie Clemons live or die?"
— 2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His ____ was damaged by the loud concert, so he went to a doctor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor performed a quick ____ test to make sure that my ears were functioning properly.