German Conversation · Level 138
30 words
German word
Anhörung
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈanhøːʁʊŋ/
Meaning
- feminine nounpublic hearing
Example
Die Anhörung des Ausschusses findet heute statt.
The committee's public hearing takes place today.
More examples
Während der öffentlichen Anhörung äußerten Betroffene ihre Bedenken.
During the public hearing, those affected voiced their concerns.
Core concept
A public body gives someone a formal chance to speak while keeping an official record.
Common phrases
öffentliche Anhörung
public hearing
Ausschuss Anhörung
committee hearing
schriftliche Anhörung
written hearing
Similar words
Befragung: A structured questioning process used to obtain responses.
Aussage: A spoken statement or piece of testimony.
Zeugenaussage: A witness's spoken account of an event seen firsthand.
Definition in German
Amtliche oder parlamentarische Anhörung, in der Aussagen eingeholt und protokolliert werden.
Word origin
The noun Anhörung was formed from anhören, meaning to listen to or hear someone, with the noun-forming suffix -ung.
Usage tips
- Anhörung belongs mainly to official and legal language rather than casual conversation.
Other meanings
- hearingnoun
Related words
- anhörenlisten toverb
- Anhörungsprotokollhearing transcriptnoun
- Anhörungsterminhearing datenoun