What Would You Say Is The Difference Between Hearing And Listening?

Hearing is a passive activity, one that can be disregarded if need be. Listening has an understanding, comprehensive aspect too it. While one may not always understand something they are listening to, an active attempt to get it is required before I would consider it listening. I do think one can listen without dialoguing or responding...... in fact, some could became better listeners if they stopped feeling the need to have a response to everything. Just my opinion.

Hearing is being aware that there is some kind of noise around you, whether it be, someone talking, cars going by, dogs barking. Listening is when you pay attention to what you hear. You can hear what somebody says to you but not really be listening. Listening is taking in the sounds in which you hear

Yes, that's basically how I see it as well. We can hear so many things each day. Some we even tune out because they're not important or related to us at all.We often don't pay much attention to those, they're just a background noise at the back of our head. The we sometimes are into a conversation that we are in between listening and hearing. We are still able to register bits and pieces but just about :) And then there is listening. To really listen we have to be paying attention and understand/register. We usually have to answer/ offer input/ask questions. It's quite different from just hearing :)

Hello, Hearing is when you hear someone say something or the music playing or a dog barking, but you don't exactly know what that person is saying or what the music is saying or whatever, do you know what I mean? It is like when someone says something and it basically goes in and out of your head. Listening is when you understand and listened to someone and you know what they have said. I hope I have explained myself correctly, have a good day!

I agree with you in that hearing is a passive act. Listening is an active act and requires a response. Listening is paying attention to the speaker so that you can provide a meaningful response when they're done.

Listening and Hearing are not really the same thing...well, technically they are not. Listening is attentive, really paying attention to what the other person is saying. Hearing is, if a pin drops, you hear it. You could be talking to another person, and they can "hear" you, but if they are not really "listening" then they are not comprehending what you are saying. I think you said it best when you said you can understand the other person's point of view if you "listen" to them. Great topic!!

well there is a clinically difference that is not a matter of opinion but a true definition in psychology, you are right, except when you said did you say something? that suggests not hearing what was said, hearing is the fact that somebody is talking to you or you are watching tv and hearing something etc. You are hearing, your ears work, words are coming out and you acknowledge them listening is understanding as you say, for the first part hearing, someone says to you I am feeling ill today, you heard them say that but did it register? Have you offered to help them, that would be understanding, or do you say hey why don't we go grab a bite to eat, and take in a movie, unless you ended that sentence with we can do this if you feel up to it, or maybe this will help you feel better, but if you just say let's go out and have a bit to eat and take it a movie and leave it like that, yes you heard what the person had to say but you weren't listening to what the person had to say.

I was taught by a wonderful teacher about hearing and listening and for the most part you are right. EVERYONE is born with hearing.(unless you are born deaf) So we all can hear. But can we all listen?? Listening is when you are in tune with what the person says. You are listening and you understand. Some times we hear things but we don't listen. My ex hubby was great at hearing me but not listening to what I said. lol It takes skill to listen. With practice we all can learn how to listen.

hearning is where a person just hears but all words go above he head and is not taken seriously and into action like husbands usually do but listening is where the person hears the thing and then also react to that and implies it in our daily life and hence is the difference according to me. and usually husbands tend to hear their wives but dont react and by this they irratate wives mostly.

It is the one thing that annoys me a great deal and that is people who don't listen! They hear noise coming out of your mouth but they haven't got a clue what you have actually said! My mother is the worst culprit with my husband a close second! I have mentioned my pet hate in several other discussions; I find it hurtful and rude. Listening is looking at someone in the eyes and acknowledging that you understand the conversation compared to just hearing.

There's a saying that "A good listener is a good follower", meaning to say you listen well so you absorbed something for you to follow. So listening is something differrent than hearing. You may hear unintentionally but when you listen you have your focus to what are you listening to.

Hello my friend gtargirl Ji, You are very much right. Hearing is simply the act of perceiving sound by the ear. If you are not hearing-impaired, hearing simply happens. Listening, however, is something you consciously choose to do. Listening requires concentration so that your brain processes meaning from words and sentences. Listening leads to learning. May God bless You and have a great time.

LISTENENG and HEARING ar cmpletely different from each other.in listeneing you only have to listen and not concentrate on what the guy or gal is saying. but in hearing you do have to do s.like or instance i listen to music but i hear my teacher.

For me hearing is some what sounds that coming from nowhere and you just hear it but you are not sure where it is.Listening is you gave sometime to have a moment to determine where sound came from and to how to understand the message.

To hear is to be able to process sounds, whereas to liseten is the ability to turn those sounds into some kind of language, with some kind of message, and to understand what it is that those sounds mean.

I think that there is a great difference between listening and hearing. I believe that I like to be a good listener. It is very important for people to know they are being heard. If there is one thing in life that I don't like it is when I am trying to hold a conversation with someone and they might hear with their ears but are not taking in anything that I say. And then they say "huh"? As if every thing that I said was a big old bunch of hot air and then I don't want to repeat myself. It is just a common courtesy to take the time to listen to someone. It shows that you care. What is the sense in hearing when you are not willing to listen?

You're actually right. Hearing and listening are two different things. Listening is you're hearing the person and putting you heart and mind into it. You understand the concern of the person your talking with and is able to give an opinion on what he or she says. In listening you're actually "digesting" the information. Hearing on the other hand is just receiving the information raw. It's like receiving it but not putting a mind on it. Like for instance you're not into what your friend is saying, you're hearing her but not listening to her. Hearing is like a food eaten because you're just hungry not because you're actually enjoying the food.

At first glance it seems that hearing and listening have the same meaning. The difference perhaps lies in the attitude of the person who listens and hears. Hearing is more of the outside. It is purely in the level of the ear, no internalization..Thus, a person may hear or receive sounds or anything that is captured by his sense of hearing but there is less effort as to capture the meaning of what he hears. Listening however is more deep. Any messages received do not stop in the senses but it is being interiorized and processed and thus the meanibg of such is known. Hearing is more of receiving only the messages heard. Listening is more of understanding what is received and heard.

hearing and listening are different only. hearing is just the freuency of sonud which is audible for us like ane sound from close to us or away. but listeng is the content of the sound which is audible. if we concentrate to the content of the sound, then it is called listening...... i hope u will be satisfied with my answer

Hi there, i think hearing and listening has the same explanation.But to me i feel that hearing is just hearing what the people said not doing anything.While listening means with action done.For example, 'i will listen to your problems', it can means that i will handle your problems.Any english expert please correct me if i am wrong because my english is not that good.