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1hearing — hear·ing n 1: a proceeding of relative formality at which evidence and arguments may be presented on the matter at issue to be decided by a person or body having decision making authority compare trial ◇ The purpose of a hearing is to provide the …
2Hearing Voices Movement — is a philosophical trend in how people who hear voices are viewed. It was begun by Marius Romme, a professor of Social psychiatry at the University of Limburg in Maastricht, the Netherlands and Sandra Escher, a science journalist, who began this… …
3hearing — hear‧ing [ˈhɪərɪŋ ǁ ˈhɪr ] noun [countable] a meeting of a court or special committee to find out the facts about a case: • A court hearing is unlikely before the end of next year. confirˈmation ˌhearing 1. in the US, a hearing to approve the… …
4hold — vt held, hold·ing 1 a: to have lawful possession or ownership of held the property as tenants in common the band hold s the title to the car b: to have as a privilege or position of responsibility hold ing …
5Hold your horses — sometimes said as Hold the horses , is a common idiom to mean hold on or wait, which is believed to have originated in the United States of America in the 19th century and is historically related to horse riding, or driving a horse drawn vehicle …
6hold court — index adjudicate, hear (give a legal hearing) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7hearing — noun 1 ability to hear ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, excellent, good, normal, sharp ▪ bad (esp. AmE), impaired, poor VERB …
8hearing — n. perception of sounds 1) acute, keen hearing 2) defective, impaired hearing 3) hard of hearing; hearing impaired session of a committee, court 4) to conduct, hold a hearing 5) a fair, impartial; open hearing (he got a fair hearing) 6)… …
9Hearing impairment — See also: Deaf culture for the social movement.. Deaf and/or hard of hearing Classification and external resources The International Symbol for Deafness …
10Hearing (person) — The term hearing or hearing person , from the perspective of mainstream English language culture, refers to someone whose sense of hearing is at the medical norm. From this point of view, someone who is not fully hearing has a hearing impairment… …