What is the meaning of hearing?

noun

• Law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence. (
• An opportunity to state your case and be heard.
  • usage: "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
  • synonyms: audience
• The range within which a voice can be heard.
  • usage: "the children were told to stay within earshot"
  • synonyms: earshot, earreach
• The act of hearing attentively.
  • usage: "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music-you should give them a hearing"
  • synonyms: listening
• A session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken.
  • usage: "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"
• The ability to hear; the auditory faculty.
  • usage: "his hearing was impaired"
  • synonyms: audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality

verb

• Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense.
  • synonyms: hear
• Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally.
  • usage: "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
  • synonyms: learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
• Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.
  • usage: "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
  • synonyms: hear, try
• Receive a communication from someone.
  • usage: "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
  • synonyms: hear
• Listen and pay attention.
  • usage: "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
  • synonyms: listen, hear, take heed

adjective

• Able to perceive sound. .