adjective
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.
noun
(uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
(uncountable) The distance or physical region within which something may be heard; earshot.
(countable) Something heard; a report or piece of news.
(countable) The act by which something is heard; the act of perceiving by sound or the auditory sense.
(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.
verb
present participle and gerund of hear