hearing — OAT

hearing

noun

1 people who have very acute hearing:

ability to hear, faculty of hearing, sense of hearing, aural faculty, auditory perception.

2 she had moved out of hearing:

earshot, hearing distance, hearing range, carrying range, range of one's voice, auditory range, sound, range.

3 I think I had a fair hearing:

chance to speak, opportunity to be heard, opportunity to express one's point of view, opportunity to put one's case, chance to put one's side of the story;

interview, audience.

4 he gave evidence at the hearing:

trial, court case, inquiry, inquest, tribunal, legal proceedings;

investigation, review, examination, inquisition.

word links	hearing
auditory, audial, aural, acoustic relating to hearing audio- related prefix audiology branch of medicine to do with hearing audiometry measurement of hearing