Hearing vs. Listening

Hearingadjective

Able to hear.

Hearingnoun

(uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.

Hearingnoun

(countable) The act by which something is heard.

Hearingnoun

(uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.

Hearingnoun

A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.

Hearingnoun

A scolding.

Hearingnoun

The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.

Hearingnoun

Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing.

Hearingnoun

A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues.

Hearingnoun

Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot.

Hearingnoun

(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

Hearingnoun

an opportunity to state your case and be heard;

Hearingnoun

the range within which a voice can be heard;

Hearingnoun

the act of hearing attentively;

Hearingnoun

a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken;

Hearingnoun

the ability to hear; the auditory faculty;

Hearingadjective

able to perceive sound

Hearing

Hearing, or auditory perception, is the ability to perceive sounds by detecting vibrations, changes in the pressure of the surrounding medium through time, through an organ such as the ear. The academic field concerned with hearing is auditory science.

Listeningadjective

Of something or someone that listens.

Listeningadjective

Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.

Listeningadjective

Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.

Listeningnoun

Action of the verb listening

Listeningnoun

An educational exercise involving listening

Listeningnoun

Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.

Listeningnoun

the act of hearing attentively.

Listeningnoun

the act of hearing attentively;

Listeningadjective

attending to or alert for sound;

Listening

To listen is to give attention to sound or action. When listening, one is hearing what others are saying, and trying to understand what it means.