heard

American  

[hurd] / hɜrd /

verb

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

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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

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

On Saturday several blasts were heard coming from Tehran's north, an AFP journalist said.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The court also heard he was married and between them they had 11 children, who would be left without their dad if he was imprisoned.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“When I heard about Hamza’s first year, I thought ‘Whatever, anyone can get lucky,’ ” said a former colleague at Credit Suisse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Simpson is heard yelling as they continue to film, while chasing the Toyota through the streets of Hollywood and calling 911.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I haven’t heard anything from him since we rescheduled our swim.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam