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Selective hearing

This can be defined as when a person only responds to specific instructions, words or sentences.

This mostly applies to toddlers and young children. Some children would ignore a call from an adult but would immediately respond when the adult offered them a treat
E.g selective hearing :
The boy only responds to"come and eat".
by Reuby24 August 24, 2019
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I'm sorry, I can hear that I've made you quite upset.

I'll tell them I never wanted it.
I'll tell them who you are to me.
I'll tell them that I'm safe with you.
I'll tell them...

"That man is my husband, the one person that has always been there for me, the one person that has always kept me safe, the one person who has always helped me through everything... Is the one person I can't talk to. The person I need I'm not allowed to see..."
I'm sorry, we have a duty of care, our primary roll is to make sure you're safe, the severity of these allegations-
"Have you ever done ICE?"
No...
"Well then with all due respect, how can you be the judge on someone's character when you've never experienced what it's like on that day, that mindset-"
I may never have personally experienced it but I have seen, quite closely, the effects of the substance and am very aware of it's effects. I know this is disappointing to hear, but we can't just wave a magic wand and make it all disappear, even if you retract your statement the allegations and severity of the case is so extreme and we have a duty of care to you.
I'm sorry, I can hear that I've made you quite upset.
by S.W.A.L.K.J.F.P.J.P. October 13, 2023
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Can you hear me now?

A catchy marketing tagline that disappeared from the global lexicon after spacemobile was created
"Can you hear me now?"

"Bro... Stop asking me that.... Of course I can. I have Spacemobile. You a Starlink user or something?"
by MC_Escher January 25, 2024
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Most of what you see/hear about ai-programmed organisms like dogs cats etc is religious philosophy than science for obvious reasons (unpopular opinion)
Most of what you hear/see about ai-programmed organisms like dogs cats etc is religious philosophy than science for obvious reasons (unpopular opinion)
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How You Hear How

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hearing aid

"Hearing aid" is a slang term for "lip reading". Also knonw as "speechreading", it is a communication technique of understanding speech by watching a person's lip movements, facial expressions, and gestures, which can be enhanced by any residual hearing. It's a skill used by many people with hearing loss but also by the general public in noisy environments to aid comprehension. The technique is not foolproof, as many sounds look alike on the lips, and a complete understanding relies on context and other clues.
At the crowded café, I had to rely on my hearing aid—you know, lip reading—just to catch snippets of the conversation over all that noise.
by Emotional Cruiser October 19, 2025
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hear guys

Basically same shi as "hear dooks" or "hear my man"
"Bro preet was lookin bufffff today"
"Hear guys"
by jd1_09 November 19, 2023
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