hear : Idioms & Phrases

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administrative hearing

  • noun a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings
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colored hearing

  • noun a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli
    colored audition.
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competence hearing

  • noun a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense)
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conductive hearing loss

  • noun hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear
    conduction deafness; middle-ear deafness.
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confirmation hearing

  • noun a hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal office who are nominated by the president
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Ex parte hearing ∨ evidence

  • (Law), that which is had or taken by one side or party in the absence of the other. Hearings before grand juries, and affidavits, are ex parte.
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fair hearing

  • noun a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits)
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half-heard

Half"-heard` adjective
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  1. Imperfectly or partly heard to the end.
    And leave half-heard the melancholy tale. Pope.
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hard-of-hearing

  • adjective satellite having a hearing loss
    hard-of-hearing.
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Hear him

  • . See Remark, under Hear, v. i.
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hear out

  • verb listen to every detail and give a full hearing to
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hearing aid

  • noun an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing
    deaf-aid.
  • noun a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person
    ear trumpet.
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hearing disorder

  • noun impairment of the sense of hearing
    hearing disorder.
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hearing dog

  • noun dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds
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hearing examiner

  • noun an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers
    hearing examiner.
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hearing impairment

  • noun impairment of the sense of hearing
    hearing disorder.
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hearing loss

  • noun partial or complete loss of hearing
    deafness.
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hearing officer

  • noun an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers
    hearing examiner.
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hearing-impaired

  • adjective satellite having a hearing loss
    hard-of-hearing.
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organ of hearing

  • noun the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound
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sense of hearing

  • noun the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
    audition; auditory sense; auditory modality; hearing.
    • his hearing was impaired
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sensorineural hearing loss

  • noun hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve
    nerve deafness.
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To hear a bird sing

  • to receive private communication. Colloq. Shak.
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To hear ill

  • to be blamed. Obs.
    Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome, he heard ill for his temporizing and slow proceedings. Holland.
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To hear say

  • to hear one say; to learn by common report; to receive by rumor. Colloq.
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To hear well

  • to be praised. Obs.
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