heard

[hurd]

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of hear.

adjective

1. 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.

   Review your notes and add any comments while the heard information is fresh in your memory.

Other Word Forms

• half-heard adjective
• well-heard adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heard¹

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

When asked in 2017 about the banning of tour groups, China's foreign ministry spokesperson said that he "had not heard about the situation".

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As we never heard back from the police in Kambia about Kanu, I tried to call him myself to challenge him about the allegations directly, but he was unreachable.

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The winning quarterback, junior Michael Gonzalez, heard a strange sound while shaking hands.

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“It’s important to be able to lend a voice to those people and let them know that they are being heard.”

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Blind cricket is played with a white plastic ball packed with ball bearings that rattle as it rolls -- which allows it to be heard by players.

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