Synonyms

heard

American

[hurd] / hɜrd /

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of hear.

adjective

perceived by the ear or learned by hearing.

Linguists have many theories about how we comprehend heard utterances, but less to say about language production.
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Other Word Forms

half-heard adjective
well-heard adjective

Etymology

Origin of heard

First recorded before 900 heard for def. 1, in 1480–90 heard for def. 2; hear ( def. ) + -(e)d ¹ ( def. ) for verb sense; hear ( def. ) + -(e)d ² ( def. ) for adjective sense

Example Sentences

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We have heard some of the bangs, some of the interceptions of what is going on over Dubai.

From BBC

Cairns told BBC News NI that he "heard some bangs before anything official came through".

From BBC

Blasts were heard in northern Tehran and smoke was seen emanating from a building, an AFP journalist reported.

From Barron's

Drones were also heard by an AFP journalist in the border province of Khost, while in Jalalabad city -- between Kabul and the border -- an AFP photographer saw a jet.

From Barron's

In December, city leaders split on the issue, but ultimately voted to keep using Flock’s scanners after a contentious public hearing meeting in which they heard from hundreds of residents opposed to the surveillance technology.

From Los Angeles Times

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