The key difference between hearing and listening is that the hearing is simply a subconscious activity of perceiving sound by the ear while listening is a proper way of receiving sound by full attention and carefully understanding it.
Hearing
The sense by which sound is perceived; the capacity to hear.
Listening
To make an effort to hear something
Listen to the radio.
Listen for the bell that ends class.
Hearing
Range of audibility; earshot.
Listening
To pay attention; heed
“She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit” (Maya Angelou).
Hearing
An opportunity to be heard.
Listening
An act of listening
Would you like to give the CD a listen before buying it?.
Hearing
A legal proceeding in which evidence is taken and arguments are given as the basis for a decision to be issued, either on some preliminary matter or on the merits of the case.
Listening
Of something or someone that listens.
Any listening person can tell she's lying.
Hearing
A session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses.
Listening
Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.
He could hear better when he used his listening device.
Hearing
Able to hear
A deaf child born to hearing parents.
Listening
Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.
Hearing
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.
Listening
Present participle of listen
Hearing
(uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
My hearing isn't what it used to be, but I still heard that noise.
Listening
Action of the verb listening
Hearing
(countable) The act by which something is heard.
Listening
An educational exercise involving listening
OK, students, today we're going to do a couple of listenings about the environment, then a reading about crime.
Hearing
(uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
There will be a public hearing to discuss the new traffic light.
Listening
Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
You can improve your listening well by watching English-language films.
Hearing
A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
Listening
The act of hearing attentively.
Listening
The act of hearing attentively;
You can learn a lot by just listening
They make good music--you should give them a hearing
Hearing
Present participle of hear
Listening
Attending to or alert for sound;
Be wary of listening ears
Government-maintained listening posts
Hearing
The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear.
Hearing
Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing.
Hearing
A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues.
His last offenses to usShall have judicious hearing.
Another hearing before some other court.
Hearing
Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot.
They laid him by the pleasant shore,And in the hearing of the wave.
Hearing
(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
Hearing
An opportunity to state your case and be heard;
They condemned him without a hearing
He saw that he had lost his audience
Hearing
The range within which a voice can be heard;
The children were told to stay within earshot
Hearing
The act of hearing attentively;
You can learn a lot by just listening
They make good music--you should give them a hearing
Hearing
A session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken;
The investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago
Hearing
The ability to hear; the auditory faculty;
His hearing was impaired
Hearing
Able to perceive sound
Hearing and listening are two activities related to the use of ear. These two terms may seem to mean the same, but there exists a fine line of difference between them. We are surrounded by a number of sounds most of the time. The hearing is just a sense of receiving these sound waves and noise etc. Whereas Listening is a proper way of receiving sound carefully and understanding it. Hearing is a subconscious act while listening takes place consciously. The mind is not involved during the hearing while listening involves the activity of mind too.
The hearing is an automatic and accidental brain response of sounds that requires no effort. It is actually a natural trait to receive sounds that are always present around us. The hearing is an involuntary activity and does not require any concentration. We hear noise or many other sounds without considering them. So, it is an unconscious act. We hear different sounds because it is a physiological act. It is not about getting any information etc. Human has the capability to hear a sound between 20 to 20000 Hertz. We cannot hear above and below this level.
Listening is a skill to carefully perceive the sound waves and understand them by transforming them into a meaningful message. So, it occurs at a conscious level and involves mental activity. It requires full attention because the listener has to notice both verbal and nonverbal signs of the speaker, i.e. pitch of the voice, tone and body language, etc. It is used to get knowledge, information or to learn about something.
