hearing
adj : able to perceive sound [syn: {hearing(a)}] [ant: {deaf}]
n 1: an investigation (usually by a court of law)
2: an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they
condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost
his audience" [syn: {audience}]
3: the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children
were told to stay within earshot" [syn: {earshot}, {earreach}]
4: the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just
listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a
hearing" [syn: {listening}]
5: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses
are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative
committee will hold hearings in Chicago"
6: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was
impaired" [syn: {audition}, {auditory sense}, {sense of
hearing}, {auditory modality}]