hearing
Able to hear, as opposed to deafAble to hear, as opposed to deaf.
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» I'm beginning to lose my hearing.
Ich werde schwerhörig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я начинаю терять слух. — Ooneykcall
Я починаю втрачати слух. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAble to hear, as opposed to deaf.
Deaf people often must deal with hearing people.
hörend
слы́шащийslýšaščij
able to perceive sound
Examples
723 sentencesI'm beginning to lose my hearing.
Я починаю втрачати слух. — deniko
ruЯ начинаю терять слух. — Ooneykcall
deIch werde schwerhörig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I look forward to hearing from you.
Із нетерпінням чекаю на новини від вас. — uaspeaker
ruС нетерпением жду от вас новости. — zmoo
My grandfather is a bit hard of hearing.
Мій дідусь трохи недочуває. — rozmaita
ruМой дедушка слегка туг на ухо. — shanghainese
deMein Opa hört ein bisschen schlecht. — Fingerhut
My hearing isn't what it used to be.
Мій слух вже не той. — deniko
ruСлух у меня уже не тот. — marafon
deMein Gehör ist nicht mehr das, was es mal war. — brauchinet
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter.
Я з нетерпінням очікую почути ваші думки щодо цієї теми. — zinova
ruЯ с нетерпением жду, чтобы услышать твои мысли по этому вопросу. — Lenin_1917
deIch freue mich darauf, Ihre Gedanken zu diesem Thema zu hören. — MUIRIEL
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing.From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing.
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Forms
more hearing, most hearing| Comparative | more hearing Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most hearing Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- forward to hearing
- tired of hearing
- hard of hearing
- sick of hearing
- to hearing from
- interested in hearing
- hearing aid
- a hearing aid
- be hearing from
- lost his hearing
- had trouble hearing
- remember hearing
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.