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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability to perceive sound |
| Synonyms: | audition, auditory, auditory range, detecting, distinguishing, ear, earshot, effect, extent, faculty, hearing distance, listening, perception, range, reach, recording, sense |
| Main Entry: | hear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detect by perceiving sound |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, attend, auscultate, be all ears, become aware, catch, descry, devour, eavesdrop, get an earful, get wind of, get*, give an audience to, give attention, give ears, hark, hearken, heed, listen, make out, overhear, pick up*, read, strain, take in* |
| Notes: | to listen is to try to hear; to hear is simply to perceive with the ear |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become aware of information |
| Synonyms: | apperceive, ascertain, be advised, be informed, be led to believe, be told of, catch, catch on, descry, determine, discover, find out, gather, get the picture, get wind of, get wise to, glean, have on good authority, learn, pick up*, receive, see, tumble*, understand, unearth |
| Notes: | to listen is to try to hear; to hear is simply to perceive with the ear |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | hearing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
| Concept: | [Sense of sound] Hearing. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; perception of sound |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
hearing; audition, auscultation; eavesdropping; audibility., acute ear, nice ear, delicate ear, quick ear, sharp ear, correct ear, musical ear; ear for music., ear, auricle, lug, acoustic organs, auditory apparatus; eardrum, tympanum; ear trumpet, speaking trumpet; telephone, phonograph, gramophone, megaphone, phonorganon, microphone., hearer, auditor, listener, eavesdropper., auditory, audience.
-verbs
hear, overhear; hark, harken; list, listen; give an ear, lend an ear, bend an ear; catch a sound, prick up one's ears; give ear, give a hearing, give audience to., hang upon the lips of, be all ears, listen with both ears., become audible; meet the ear, fall upon the ear, catch the ear, reach the ear; be heard; ring in the ear (resound).
-adjectives
hearing; auditory, auricular, acoustic; phonic.
-adverbs
arrectis auribus.
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| Antonyms: | deafness |
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| Main Entry: | acoustic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sound |
| Synonyms: | audile, audio, auditory, aural, hearing, phonic |
| Main Entry: | audition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | test of ability |
| Synonyms: | audience, demo, hearing, reading, trial, try on, tryout |
| Main Entry: | consultation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | asking, conference |
| Synonyms: | appointment, argument, buzz session, clambake, confab, conference, council, deliberation, dialogue, discussion, examination, groupthink, hearing, huddle, interview, meeting, powwow, second opinion, session |
| Main Entry: | conversation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dialogue, discourse |
| Synonyms: | chat, colloquy, comment, communication, communion, confab, confabulation, conference, consultation, converse, debate, discussion, exchange, expression, gab, gossip, hearing, intercourse, jive, observation, palaver, parley, pillow talk, powwow, questioning, remark, repartee, speech, talk, talkfest, tète-à-tète, ventilation, visit, yak |
| Antonyms: | quiet, quietude, silence |
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