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1 hearing
1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) hørsel2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) hørevidde3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) høring, lytting4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) rettsmøte, domsforhandling, prosedyrehørevidde--------høring--------hørselsubst. \/ˈhɪərɪŋ\/1) hørsel2) hørevidde3) diskusjon, utspørring4) ( jus) høring, avhør, rettsmøte, forhør, sak, saksbehandling, prosedyre, behandlingask for a new hearing ( jus) kreve saken gjenopptattbe hard of hearing være tunghørt, høre dårlig, ha nedsatt hørselgain a hearing finne\/vinne gehørget a hearing bli hørtgive someone a fair hearing gi noen en sjanse til å forsvare seggive someone a hearing lytte til noen, høre på noenhave impaired hearing ha nedsatt hørsel, være hørselsskaddin someone's hearing i noens påhørorgan of hearing hørselsorganout of \/ within hearing utenfor\/innenfor høreviddepreliminary hearing forundersøkelse -
2 hearing-aid
noun (a small electronic instrument which helps deaf people to hear better by making sounds louder by means of an amplifier.) høreapparat -
3 confessional
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4 faculty
'fækəltiplural - faculties; noun1) (a power of the mind: the faculty of reason.) evne, anlegg2) (a natural power of the body: the faculty of hearing.) sans, evne3) (ability or skill: She has a faculty for saying the right thing.) evne, anlegg, dyktighet4) ((often with capital) a section of a university: the Faculty of Arts/Science.) fakultetevne--------fakultetsubst. \/ˈfæk(ə)ltɪ\/1) evne, sans2) (spesielt amer.) dyktighet, særlig evne, talent, egenskap3) ( universitet) fakultet4) ( universitet) fakultet(smedlemmer), fakultetets lærerstab5) (amer.) lærerkollegium, lærerstab6) ( gammeldags) autorisasjon, tillatelse7) ( spesielt kirkelig) dispensasjon, særlig tillatelsedispensasjonsdomstol\/dispensasjonsrettbe in possession of all one's faculties være ved sine fulle fem, ha alle sansene i beholdcourt of faculties ( spesielt kirkelig) dispensasjonsdomstol, dispensasjonsrettfaculty for evne til, talent for -
5 sense
sens 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sans2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) følelse3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) sans for, følelse4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) (sunn) fornuft, vett5) (a meaning (of a word).) betydning6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) noe fornuftig/meningsfullt2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) føle, merke, sanse- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth senseforstand--------føle--------følelse--------kjenne--------sansIsubst. \/sens\/1) sans2) følelse, sans, -sans, -følelse3) vett, forstand, (sunn) fornuft, klokskaphun er en forstandig kvinne, hun har en god porsjon sunn fornufthan burde hatt bedre vett, han burde ha visst bedre4) mening, hensikt, vits• what is the sense of staying here?5) oppfatning6) betydning, forstand• in what sense are you using the word?7) stemning, holdning, felles oppfatning8) ( matematikk) retning, pilretningbring somebody to his senses få noen til å ta til fornuft, snakke noen til fornuftcome to one's senses komme til seg selv, få tilbake bevisstheten komme til fornuftcommon sense alminnelig folkevett, sunn fornuftgo out of one's senses miste forstanden, bli galin a broader\/wider\/larger sense i videre forstandin a limited\/narrow\/restricted sense i begrenset forstandin a literal sense i bokstavelig forstandin a sense på en måte, på sett og vis, forsåvidtbe in full enjoyment\/possession of one's senses være ved sine fulle femin more senses than one i mer enn én forstandbe in one's right senses være ved sine fulle fembe in one's senses med fornuften i beholdin the proper sense i egentlig forstandin the strict sense of the word i strengeste forstandlose one's senses miste besinnelsen miste bevissthetenmake sense gi mening, være forståelig, være fornuftigdet er ubegripelig, jeg fatter det ikkebli klok på• can you make sense of what he says?moral sense evne til å skille mellom rett og galt, moralbegrep, samvittighetout of one's senses fra vettet, fra sans og samling, galhan drev meg fra sans og samling, han gjorde meg galbe out of one's senses være fra vettet• are you out of your senses?er du fra vettet?, har du mistet forstanden?recover one's senses komme til sans og samling komme til bevissthet igjensee sense ta fornuften fangen, ta til fornuft, ta til vettetsense of følelse for\/av, fornemmelse avsense of direction retningssanssense of duty pliktfølelsesense of justice ( jus) rettsbevissthet, rettsoverbevisningsense of locality stedsanssense of occasion følelse for hva som passer seg (i visse situasjoner) evne til å utnytte en situasjonsense of propriety sans for det som passer seg, anstendighetsfølelsesense of smell luktesansthe sense of touch berøringssansena sixth sense en sjette sansspeak sense to somebody snakke fornuft med noentalk sense si noe fornuftigIIverb \/sens\/1) fornemme, kjenne, merke, føle, sanse, oppfatte2) ( hverdagslig) forstå, fatte3) ( militærvesen) observere -
6 acoustics
1) ( noun plural the characteristics (eg of a room or hall) which make hearing in it good or bad.) akustikk2) ( noun singular the science of sound.) akustikkakustikksubst. \/əˈkuːstɪks\/1) ( tar verb i flertall) akustikk, lydforhold i rom2) ( tar verb i entall) akustikk, læren om lyd -
7 ear
I iə noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) øre2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) hørsel, gehør•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II iə noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) aksøreIsubst. \/ɪə\/1) øre2) (musikk, språk) gehør, øre, sans3) øre, hank, (feste)flens4) ( i avis) rammeannonse, rammeoppslagbe all ears ( hverdagslig) være lutter ørefeel one's ears burning bli varm om ørene ( overført) føle på seg at noen snakker om engain somebody's ear få noen til å lytte (til seg)give one's ears to\/for something gi\/betale hva som helst for noegive somebody a thick ear klappe til noen, gi noen en skikkelig ørefikgive a willing ear to lytte til, låne øre tilhave an ear for music eller have an ear for rhythm ha gehør, rytmefølelse, rytmesans, ha øre for musikk, være musikalskhave somebody's ear ha innflytelse, ha en persons oppmerksomhethave\/keep an\/one's ear to the ground holde seg godt informert, ha et åpent øre for hva som rører seg i tidenincline one's ear to something (villig) lytte til\/på, låne øre til noemake a pig's ear of something se ➢ pig, 1on my ear (irsk, kun om 1. person entall) småfullplay by ear ( om musikkstykke) spille etter gehøret\/hukommelsen, spille uten noter (overført, også play it by ear) føle seg frem, ta ting som de kommerpull somebody's ear eller pull somebody by the ear dra noen i øret, klype noen i øretring in someone's ears ringe i ørene på noen, gi gjenlyd\/gjenklang hos noenstop one's ears holde for ørene ( overført) vende det døve øret tilturn a deaf ear to vende det døve øret tilup to one's ears with something opp til ørene med noeIIsubst. \/ɪə\/( botanikk) aksbe in the ear stå i aksIIIverb \/ɪə\/( botanikk) danne aks, sette aks -
8 evidence
'evidəns1) (information etc that gives reason for believing something; proof (eg in a law case): Have you enough evidence (of his guilt) to arrest him?) bevismateriale, beviser, prov2) ((an) indication; a sign: Her bag on the table was the only evidence of her presence.) tegn, spor, vitnesbyrdbevis--------bevise--------godtgjøreIsubst. \/ˈevɪd(ə)ns\/1) bevis, belegg, støtte2) ( jus) bevis, bevismateriale3) ( jus) forklaring, vitneutsagn, vitnesbyrd4) ( gammeldags) tydelighet, klarhet, påtagelighetbear\/give evidence ( jus) avlegge vitnemål, vitne (i retten), avgi (vitne)forklaringbear\/give evidence of ( stivt) vitne om, tyde på, bevisebe in evidence synes, merkes, vise seg, gjøre seg gjeldende, forekommecall in evidence ( jus) innkalle vitnercall somebody in evidence ( jus) innkalle noen som vitnecircumstantial evidence ( jus) indisium, indisiebevisconsidering all the evidence ( jus) ut fra en samlet vurderingevidence for belegg for, bevis som støtter• have you any evidence for this statement?evidence of bevis på, tegn på vitnesbyrd om spor av, merke etterhard evidence håndfast(e) bevisthe hearing\/taking of evidence bevisopptak, vitneavhøringin evidence ( jus) som bevislack of evidence ( jus) manglende bevis, bevismangel, mangel på bevison account of insufficient evidence ( jus) på grunn av bevisets stillingon account of lack of evidence ( jus) på grunn av manglende bevisproduce evidence føre bevis, fremlegge bevissubmission of evidence ( jus) bevisførseltake evidence avhøre vitnertamper with evidence ( jus) forspille bevisIIverb \/ˈevɪd(ə)ns\/bevise, vise, bevitne, godtgjørebe evidenced vise seg -
9 faint
feint 1. adjective1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) svak, vag; engstelig, forsakt2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) svak, matt, svimmel2. verb(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) besvime, dåne3. noun(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) besvimelse- faintly- faintnessavmakt--------matt--------svak--------veikIsubst. \/feɪnt\/besvimelsego off in faint svime av, besvimein a dead faint besvimtIIverb \/feɪnt\/1) besvime, svime av, dåne2) ( gammeldags) bli matt, bli svak, være svak3) ( gammeldags) falle i avmakt, miste motetfaint away besvime ( om lyd) dø henIIIadj. \/feɪnt\/1) svak, uklar, utydelig, lav2) svak, lite, vag, fjern3) halvhjertet, ynkelig, utilstrekkelig4) kraftløs, matt, besvimelsen nær5) ( gammeldags) engstelig, fryktsomfaint heart engstelig natur, feig naturfaint heart never won fair lady lykken står den tapre binot have the faintest (idea) ( hverdagslig) ikke ha den fjerneste anelsenot the faintest ikke den fjerneste, ikke det minste, ikke den minste -
10 fiction
'fikʃən(stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction): I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.) skjønnlitteratur- fictitiousfiksjon--------skjønnlitteratursubst. \/ˈfɪkʃ(ə)n\/1) (ren) diktning, oppspinn, (usann) historie, påfunn2) skjønnlitteratur (prosa), romaner, noveller, (fortellende) diktning, fiksjon(slitteratur)3) ( ofte jus) fiksjonfiction writer skjønnlitterær forfatterlight fiction underholdningslitteraturpure fiction eller utter fiction ren diktning, ren fantasi, bare fantasierschool of fiction skjønnlitterær skolework of fiction roman, skjønnlitterært verk -
11 freak
fri:k1) (an unusual or abnormal event, person or thing: A storm as bad as that one is a freak of nature; ( also adjective) a freak result.) kuriøsitet, skjebnens lune, vanskapning2) (a person who is wildly enthusiastic about something: a film-freak.) frik, -narkoman, -apostel•luneIsubst. \/friːk\/1) uventet hendelse, uventet situasjon2) misfoster, monster3) ( gammeldags) lune, innfall, fiks idé4) kuriositet5) ( hverdagslig) original, eksentriker, skrue6) ( slang) narkoman7) ( i sammensetninger) -misbruker, -narkoman8) ( i sammensetninger) -elsker, -frik, -fantast, -fanatikerfreak of nature naturens lune, pussig fenomen misfoster, monster, grotesk vesen, vanskapningIIsubst. \/friːk\/1) (farge)flekk2) stripe3) strøkIIIverb \/friːk\/( hverdagslig) skremme, gjøre reddfreak out skeie ut, frike ut ( om narkotika) bli steinfreak somebody out ( hverdagslig) få noen til å tørneIVverb \/friːk\/(gammeldags, om farge e.l.) flekke, trekke striper bortoverVadj. \/friːk\/1) lunefull, uberegnelig, omskiftelig2) unormal, uvanlig, abnorm3) ( hverdagslig) original, rar, merkelig, underlig, sær, egenartet, særegen -
12 lag
læɡ 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) somle, ligge etter, sakke akter2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) forsinkelse, etterslep, tidsavstandsommelIsubst. \/læɡ\/1) forsinkelse2) forskyvning, etterslep3) ( også time lag) tidsintervall4) ( teknikk) tidsforskyvning, retardasjon, forsinkelseIIsubst. \/læɡ\/1) ( slang) fengselsfugl2) deportert forbryter, straffangeold lag gjenganger i fengsel, gammel fengselsfuglIIIsubst. \/læɡ\/ ( teknikk)1) bekledning (på dampkjele, for isolasjon)2) isolerende materiale3) tønnestavIVverb \/læɡ\/1) ligge etter, sakke akterut, komme i bakleksa2) slentre, somle, dra bena etter seg, bevege seg langsomt3) ( overført) synke, avtainteressen avtar\/er synkendelag behind sakke akterutlag on\/along somle seg avgårdeVverb \/læɡ\/1) ( slang) putte inn, sette i fengsel, hekte2) deportereVIverb \/læɡ\/ ( teknikk)1) varmeisolere, kle med varmeisolerende materialer2) dekke med staver3) bekle -
13 privilege
'privəli‹((a) favour or right available, or granted, to only one person, or to a small number of people: Senior students are usually allowed certain privileges.) privilegium, særrettighetprivilegereIsubst. \/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ\/1) privilegium, forrett, særrettighet2) (ene)rett, særrett(ighet)3) rettighet4) begunstigelse5) ( overført) opplevelse6) ( overført) glede, ære• it is my privelege to introduce...jeg har den glede\/ære å introdusere...7) ( parlamentarisme) (parlamentarisk) immunitetIIverb \/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ\/1) privilegere2) fritaprivilege from frita fra -
14 reality
1) (that which is real and not imaginary: It was a relief to get back to reality after hearing the ghost story.) virkelighet2) (the state of being real.) virkelighet3) ((often in plural - realities) a fact: Death and sorrow are two of the grim realities of human existence.) realitetsubst. \/rɪˈælətɪ\/1) virkelighet, realitet2) realisme, virkelighetspregin reality i virkeligheten, faktisk -
15 sick
sik 1. adjective1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) kvalm, uvel, (bil)syk2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) syk3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) (døds)lei4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) lei seg for5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) makaber, sykelig2. noun(vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.) oppkast- sicken- sickening
- sickeningly
- sickly
- sickness
- sick-leave
- make someone sick
- make sick
- the sick
- worried sickgalIsubst. \/sɪk\/( hverdagslig) oppkast, spybe on the sick ( hverdagslig) få sykepengerIIverb \/sɪk\/ eller sicpusse (på)sick him! ( til hund) ta ham!IIIverb \/sɪk\/( hverdagslig) spysick up spy (opp), kaste oppIVadj. \/sɪk\/1) syk2) uvel, kvalm3) syk, morbid, perversfeel sick kjenne seg uvel, være kvalmgo sick ( militærvesen) sykmelde seglook sick ( hverdagslig) virke blek, bleknemake somebody look sick ( hverdagslig) få noen til å bleknemake somebody sick gjøre noen syk, få noen til å føle seg dårligreport sick ( militærvesen) sykmelde segbe sick være uvel, bli uvel, bli kvalm spy, kaste oppsick about ( hverdagslig) forarget over, misfornøyd medsick and tired of grundig lei avsick as a dog\/cat svært syk, helt elendigsick as a parrot veldig skuffetsick at heart beklemt, bedrøvet, nedstemt, nedtryktsick for something syk av lengsel etter noesick out (amer. vestindisk) forklaring: organisert massesykemelding i protest mot noebe sick to death of something være lut lei av noesick with something syk av noe -
16 Sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) solid, god, skikkelig; sunn2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) dyp (søvn)3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) grundig, omfattende4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) nøyaktig, solid, ordentlig5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pålitelig, gjennomtenkt•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) lyd2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) lyd, låter3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) inntrykk, slik som det høres ut2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) la lyde, ringe med2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) gi signal, slå alarm3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) høres, låte, lyde4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) bli uttalt, uttale5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) sondere•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) lydisolereIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) lodde, måle dybden- sounding- sound outfrisk--------klang--------klinge--------lyd--------lyde--------låte--------sunnthe stedsnavn \/saʊnd\/Øresund -
17 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) solid, god, skikkelig; sunn2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) dyp (søvn)3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) grundig, omfattende4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) nøyaktig, solid, ordentlig5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pålitelig, gjennomtenkt•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) lyd2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) lyd, låter3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) inntrykk, slik som det høres ut2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) la lyde, ringe med2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) gi signal, slå alarm3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) høres, låte, lyde4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) bli uttalt, uttale5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) sondere•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) lydisolereIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) lodde, måle dybden- sounding- sound outfrisk--------klang--------klinge--------lyd--------lyde--------låte--------sunnIsubst. \/saʊnd\/1) lyd2) tone, klang3) ( dialekt) besvimelse4) ( overført) betydning, implikasjon5) ( gammeldags) bud, varsel6) ryktegive a hollow sound lyde hult, gi fra seg en hul lydlike the sound of one's own voice like å høre sin egen stemmeout of sound of utenfor hørevidde avsound archives fonotek, lydarkivsound reproduction lydgjengivelsewithin (the) of sound of innenfor hørevidde avIIsubst. \/saʊnd\/( medisin) sondeIIIsubst. \/saʊnd\/1) ( geografi) sund2) ( zoologi) svømmeblæreIVverb \/saʊnd\/1) høres, lyde, låte, gi lyd, klinge2) gi lyd med, la lyde3) virke, høres ut4) ( spesielt militærvesen) blåse til, beordre5) forkynne, utbasunere6) prøve (ved lungeundersøkelse e.l., medisin), lytte påsound a bell ringe med en klokkesound a coin prøve klangen til en myntsound a gong slå på en gongong slå ansound a note slå an en tone, stemme opp, spillesound a trumpet blåse på en trompetsound each letter uttale hver bokstavsound off ( hverdagslig) si fra, synge ut ( hverdagslig) skrike, skryte, holde tale, legge ut (amer., militærvesen) regne\/markere takten (amer., militærvesen, slang) rope opp sitt navn og nummersound someone's chest ( medisin) lytte på noens lungersound someone's praise(s) lovprise noensound the alarm slå alarm, trykke på alarmknappen, la alarmen gåsound the all-clear ( militærvesen) melde 'faren over'sound the attack\/retreat ( militærvesen) blåse til angrep\/retrettsound the hour slå timeslagetsound the note of alarm uttrykke urosound the note of warning rette en advarende pekefinger, mane til forsiktighetVverb \/saʊnd\/1) ( sjøfart) peile, lodde2) ( medisin) sondere, undersøke med sonde3) ( overført) sondere terrenget, peile, ta pulsen på, føle seg frem, undersøke4) ( om hval e.l.) synke, dykkesound someone out on something forsøke å finne ut hva noen synes om noe• have you sounded him out yet?sound the depth lodde dybdenVIadj. \/saʊnd\/1) sunn, frisk2) uskadd, feilfri3) solid, forsvarlig, ordentlig, skikkelig, god, pålitelig, velbegrunnet, holdbar4) fornuftig, sunn, sikker, solid, bra, klok5) dyktig, flink6) ordentlig, skikkelig, real, grundig7) ( jus) gyldig, lovligas sound as a nut\/bell frisk som en fiskbe sound on ha gode kunnskaper om, ha tilstrekkelig innsikt isafe and sound trygg og uskadda sound advice et godt rådsound fruit frisk frukta sound investment en trygg investeringa sound mind in a sound body en sunn sjel i et sunt legemea sound principle et fornuftig prinsippsound sleep dyp søvnsound teeth gode tennera sound thrashing en skikkelig omgang (juling)a sound title to land et gyldig skjøtesound timber friskt\/feilfritt virkeVIIadv. \/saʊnd\/( gammeldags) godtsleep sound eller be sound asleep sove dypt\/godtsound-thinking citizens fornuftige borgere -
18 telepathy
tə'lepəƟi(the communication of ideas, thoughts etc directly from one person's mind to another person's mind without the use of hearing, sight etc: He knew just what I was thinking - it must have been telepathy.) tankeoverføring, telepati- telepathically
- telepathistsubst. \/təˈlepəθɪ\/( psykologi) telepati, tankeoverføring
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hearing — 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 … Law dictionary
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 • Syn: ↑hearing officer • Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary * * * noun also hearing… … Useful english dictionary
hearing — noun 1) the wolf s acute hearing Syn: ability to hear, auditory perception, sense of hearing, aural faculty 2) she moved out of hearing Syn: earshot, hearing distance, hearing range, auditory range 3) I had a fair hearing … Thesaurus of popular words
hearing — noun 1 (U) the sense which you use to hear sounds: Speak up, please. My hearing is not too good. see also: hard of hearing 2 (C) a meeting of a court or special committee to find out the facts about a case 3 give sb a (fair) hearing to give… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 (Freq. 19) • Syn: ↑hearing examiner • Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
hearing disorder — noun impairment of the sense of hearing • Syn: ↑hearing impairment • Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment • Hyponyms: ↑deafnes … Useful english dictionary
hearing impairment — noun impairment of the sense of hearing • Syn: ↑hearing disorder • Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment • Hyponyms: ↑deafness … Useful english dictionary