hearing
∞
3.6
- noun
- /ˈhɪrɪŋ/
- Formal
:
audiencia
- So walk me through the parole hearing that culminates in your release.
- hold hearings
- a public hearing
- a court hearing
I testified at the hearing, but it wasn't true.
- I testified at the hearing, but it wasn't true.
- And next month, he gave me an open hearing Friday.
- And that person testified in open hearings and was ignored.
- And he goes off to the hospital and the hearing continues without him.
- There are way more committee processes and hearings and amendments.
- I think it's safe to say it will not be hearings or votes.
- But ongoing, Well, they've been having hearing after hearing.
- They get those hearings and that is a, a defensive claim.
- We sent a letter demanding a hearing in the administrative court.
- He said they're going to disrupt the hearing, ask the cop to throw them out.
- And yeah, I saw your mark in the the Hegseth hearing.
- Although I will say you got to see the hearings on IMAX.
Examples
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And he goes off to the hospital and the hearing continues without him.
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The school board scheduled a hearing, and the D.A. launched a probe.
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And next month, he gave me an open hearing Friday.
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You may bring legal counsel to the hearing.
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In 2016, the university held a hearing to determine whether Doe was guilty.
Academic text (2017) -
Students deserve a fair hearing if they feel their assigned grade was reached in error.
Academic text (2011) -
For these defendants, the bail hearing was the critical stage of criminal proceedings.
Academic text (2017) -
There's going to be a bail hearing.
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Congress can make its preferences felt through tough rhetoric, hearings, investigations, and reporting requirements.
Academic text (2011) -
The judge presided over the hearing where both sides presented their arguments.
Synonyms
59
4.7
A formal meeting with an important person to give information or ask for help
39
6.8
A meeting where the Senate questions a president's nominee before voting
12
5.3
A chance to tell your side to a court or official before a decision
2
7.4
A new court meeting that looks at a case again after a decision has been made
2
6.9
A meeting outside court where an official listens to both sides and decides a dispute with a government office
A court meeting to decide if a person charged can understand the charges and help in their defense
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
39
6.8
A meeting where the Senate questions a president's nominee before voting
- Formal
3
6.9
A person chosen by a government agency to listen to cases and make decisions
- Formal
2
6.9
A meeting outside court where an official listens to both sides and decides a dispute with a government office
- Formal
1
7.2
A government official who listens to cases and makes decisions or recommendations
- Specialized
1
5.3
Hearing loss from damage to the inner ear or the nerve that sends sound to the brain
- Specialized
An experience of seeing colors when you hear sounds, especially music
- Formal
A court meeting to decide if a person charged can understand the charges and help in their defense
- Specialized
Sound cannot pass through the middle ear to reach the inner ear, causing hearing loss
A dog trained to alert a person who cannot hear to important sounds like a doorbell or alarm
How Official
- Formal
∞
3.7
- Formal
322
4.4
- Formal
∞
3.6
∞
1.0
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hearing comes from the old English verb hear, which means 'to listen'. So a legal hearing is literally a time when people are 'heard' and their evidence or views are listened to.