Definition of "hearing" in English

adjective

1. Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.

   • Deaf people often must deal with hearing people.

noun

1. (uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.

   • My hearing isn't what it used to be, but I still heard that noise.

2. (uncountable) The distance or physical region within which something may be heard; earshot.

3. (countable) Something heard; a report or piece of news.

4. (countable) The act by which something is heard; the act of perceiving by sound or the auditory sense.

5. (uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.

   • There will be a public hearing to discuss the new traffic light.

6. (countable, law) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.

7. (informal, dated) A scolding.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of hear