hearing
gb/hˈɪɹɪŋ/ us/hˈɪɹɪŋ/
B1
Engleză
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
B1
property
1
ability to perceive sound
your ability to hear sounds
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone's] hearing
Greșeală frecventă:
In everyday English, say “hearing,” not “audition,” for the ability to hear.
Sinonime
sense of hearing (more explicit; emphasizes hearing as one of the senses)
|
auditory ability (more formal or medical)
Antonime
deafness (absence or severe loss of hearing)
Colocații
good hearing
|poor hearing
|normal hearing
|sensitive hearing
|impaired hearing
|hearing loss
|protect your hearing
|damage your hearing
|lose your hearing
|check your hearing
Teme
health
|senses
|body
|daily_life
Exemple
- Years of loud music damaged his hearing.
- My grandmother's hearing is still very good.
- The doctor checked the baby's hearing before they left the hospital.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- His hearing is bad.
- She has very good hearing.
Substantiv
formal
B2
event
2
official decision-making meeting
a formal meeting where people give information or arguments before someone makes a decision
Tipar de utilizare:
a hearing on/about [something]; a hearing before [a court/committee]
Greșeală frecventă:
A hearing is not always the same as a full trial; it may deal with one issue or take place before an agency, committee, or employer.
Sinonime
proceeding (broader legal or formal term)
|
session (more general; does not always imply evidence or arguments)
Colocații
court hearing
|public hearing
|disciplinary hearing
|preliminary hearing
|custody hearing
|hold a hearing
|schedule a hearing
|attend a hearing
|testify at a hearing
|hearing date
Teme
law
|government
|work
|public_affairs
Exemple
- The judge set the hearing for next month.
- Residents spoke against the plan at a public hearing.
- She had to attend a disciplinary hearing at work.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The hearing is on Monday.
- She spoke at the hearing.
Substantiv
B1
process
3
act of hearing something
the moment or process of hearing a sound or spoken information
Tipar de utilizare:
on/upon hearing [something]; after hearing [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
In “I am hearing a noise,” “hearing” is a verb form of “hear”; in “on hearing the news,” it works like a noun after a preposition.
Sinonime
listening (more active; suggests paying attention deliberately)
|
perception (more formal; can refer to any sense, not only hearing)
Colocații
on hearing the news
|upon hearing the result
|after hearing the story
|hearing the alarm
|hearing footsteps
|hearing a sound
|hearing someone's voice
Teme
communication
|senses
|daily_life
Exemple
- On hearing the alarm, everyone left the building.
- She smiled after hearing her name announced.
- Hearing the story from him made it easier to understand what had happened.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- After hearing the news, I called my family.
Substantiv
B2
abstract
4
chance to be listened to
a chance to speak and have someone consider what you say
Tipar de utilizare:
give [someone/something] a hearing; get/have a hearing; deserve a hearing
Greșeală frecventă:
This meaning is about being listened to, not about the physical sense of hearing.
Sinonime
audience (more formal; a chance to be heard by someone important)
|
consideration (emphasizes serious thought after listening)
Antonime
dismissal (rejecting something without serious attention)
Colocații
fair hearing
|full hearing
|proper hearing
|sympathetic hearing
|deserve a hearing
|get a hearing
|give someone a hearing
|receive a hearing
|request a hearing
Teme
communication
|opinions
|conflict
|work
Exemple
- The new proposal deserves a hearing before we reject it.
- The manager promised that every complaint would get a fair hearing.
- He felt he had not been given a proper hearing.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Please give my idea a fair hearing.
Substantiv
B2
relation
5
range where sound is audible
close enough to hear, or too far away to hear
Tipar de utilizare:
within hearing; out of hearing; beyond hearing
Greșeală frecventă:
“Earshot” is often more common in conversation: “within earshot” and “out of earshot.”
Sinonime
earshot (more common in everyday expressions like “within earshot”)
Colocații
within hearing
|out of hearing
|beyond hearing
|hearing range
|come within hearing
|stay within hearing
Teme
sound
|space
|daily_life
Exemple
- Please don't discuss the surprise while the children are within hearing.
- She waited until the reporters were out of hearing before she spoke.
- The dog barked from somewhere just beyond hearing.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Stay within hearing of the teacher.
adjective
B2
property
6
able to hear
used to describe a person who can hear
Tipar de utilizare:
hearing [person/people/student/parent]
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not say “a hearing” to mean a person who can hear; say “a hearing person” or “hearing people.”
Sinonime
non-deaf (direct contrast; less common and can sound blunt)
|
able to hear (plain descriptive phrase)
Antonime
deaf (unable to hear or identifying as Deaf)
|
hard of hearing (having reduced hearing rather than normal hearing)
Colocații
hearing person
|hearing people
|hearing students
|hearing children
|hearing parents
|hearing community
|hearing world
Teme
disability
|identity
|communication
|senses
Exemple
- The class includes both deaf and hearing students.
- Many hearing parents learn sign language with their Deaf children.
- The film was made for Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing audiences.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- She is a hearing child in a Deaf family.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
hearing
IPA
GB/hˈɪɹɪŋ/
US/hˈɪɹɪŋ/
Silabe și accent
hear - ing (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (hear)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: hearing
- Plural: hearing, hearings
Expresii
give someone a fair hearing
1/ɡˈɪv sˈʌmwˌʌn ə fˈɛɹ hˈɪɹɪŋ/
fixed phrase
listen before judging
to listen fairly before you decide what you think
Exemple
- I don't agree with the plan, but we should give it a fair hearing.
- The principal promised to give every student a fair hearing.
- Before you reject the idea, at least give it a fair hearing.
hard of hearing
1/hˈɑɹd əv hˈɪɹɪŋ/
fixed phrase
partly unable to hear
not able to hear very well
Exemple
- Please speak clearly; my grandfather is hard of hearing.
- The museum provides headsets for visitors who are hard of hearing.
- She works with deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
hearing aid
1/hˈɪɹɪŋ ˈeɪd/
fixed phrase
device that improves hearing
a small device that helps a person hear better
Exemple
- My father wears a hearing aid in his right ear.
- Modern hearing aids can connect to a phone.
- She took out her hearing aid before going to bed.
hearing loss
1/hˈɪɹɪŋ lˈɔs/
fixed phrase
reduced ability to hear
when someone cannot hear as well as before or as well as most people
Exemple
- Long exposure to loud noise can cause hearing loss.
- She has mild hearing loss in her left ear.
- The clinic offers support for children with hearing loss.
hearing test
1/hˈɪɹɪŋ tˈɛst/
fixed phrase
test of hearing ability
a test that checks how well you can hear
Exemple
- The school gives every child a hearing test.
- You should have a hearing test if people often seem to mumble.
- He passed the hearing test without any problems.
hearing voices
1/hˈɪɹɪŋ vˈɔɪsɪz/
fixed phrase
perceiving unreal voices
hearing voices that other people cannot hear
Exemple
- He told the doctor he had been hearing voices at night.
- The article discusses support for people who hear or report hearing voices.
- In the quiet house, she thought she was hearing voices, but it was just the radio next door.
public hearing
1/pˈʌblɪk hˈɪɹɪŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
official meeting open to public
a formal meeting where members of the public can speak about an issue
Exemple
- The city will hold a public hearing on the new housing plan.
- Dozens of residents attended the public hearing to oppose the project.
- The committee listened to experts and local parents at the public hearing.
within hearing
1/wɪðˈɪn hˈɪɹɪŋ/
fixed phrase
close enough to hear
near enough to hear
Exemple
- Don't mention the surprise while she's within hearing.
- The children must stay within hearing of the teacher.
- He lowered his voice because several reporters were within hearing.