From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Biology, Lawhearinghear‧ing /ˈhɪərɪŋ $ ˈhɪr-/●くろまる●くろまる●くろまるS3W2 noun1[uncountable]HBHEAR the sense which you use to hearsoundshave good/bad etc hearingShe has remarkable hearing for a lady of her age.a child with a hearing disability →hard of hearing2[countable]SCTTRIAL a meeting of a court or specialcommittee to find out the facts about a casea court hearinga disciplinary hearing3CHANCE/BY CHANCE[countable usually singular] an opportunity for someone to explain their actions, ideas, or opinionsLet’s give both sides a fair hearing.4 →in/within somebody’s hearingCOLLOCATIONSverbshave good/bad etc hearingDogs have excellent hearing.lose your hearing (=become unable to hear)He lost his hearing as a child after suffering scarlet fever.affect/impair your hearing (=make your hearing worse)Listening to loud music will eventually impair your hearing.somebody's hearing gets worse (also somebody's hearing deteriorates)The medication seemed to make her hearing get worse.somebody's hearing goes (=someone becomes unable to hear)His hearing has gone in one ear.adjectivesgood/sharp/acute My hearing isn't as good as it used to be.Owls and other predatory birds have very acute hearing.bad/poorPoor hearing can affect your social relationships.impaired (=having problems with hearing)There are about 11,000 people in the UK whose sight and hearing are both severely impaired. normal He was born with normal hearing but became deaf at the age of 11.hearing + NOUNhearing lossMany older people suffer from some degree of hearing loss.a hearing problem/difficulty/impairmenta special telephone for people with hearing problemsphrasesbe hard of hearing (=not be able to hear well)The subtitling service is intended for people who are hard of hearing.Examples from the Corpushearing• The order resulted from an appealhearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.• Industry feared that even quite harmlessproducts might have to be subjected to lengthy and costlyhearings as a result.• Paula lost her hearing after a tragic car accident.• My hearing's not very good - can you speak a little louderplease?• My hearing isn't as good as it used to be.• Years of playing in a rockband had resulted in a loss of hearing.• Bats have a very powerful sense of hearing.• a public hearing• Thompson is seekingSenateapproval for a $ 6. 5 million budget to conductwide-ranginghearings later this year.• As a generalprinciple it was recommended that hearings should be in public and that reasons should be given for decisions.• Who at this point remembers a singlemoment in the Whitewaterhearings that transcendedhyperventilating partisanship?a fair hearing• I ask hon. Members to give a fair hearing to the last few questions.• But right now, all I want is a fair hearing.• Attention is exclusively on the right to a fair hearing.• The audi alteram partem rule-the right to a fair hearing.• The Audi Alteram Partem rule-the right to a fair hearing.• He says that he feels it was a fair hearing.• Students could not wina fair hearing it seemed, but they did not pursue the matter any further at this time.From Longman Business Dictionaryhearinghear‧ing /ˈhɪərɪŋˈhɪr-/ noun [countable]a meeting of a court or special committee to find out the facts about a caseA court hearing is unlikely before the end of next year. →confirmation hearing →disciplinary hearing →public hearing