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

One can be heard saying, “I’ve never seen that before,” as the inflatable monster pumpkin packed tight in the backseat.

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If, and when, he asked about budget the chances are that he won't have liked what he heard.

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Susan Cortes, 24, said that while she has never heard of private investments, she is open to learning about them someday.

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Last week, Afghanistan's Taliban government accused Pakistan of violating Kabul's "sovereign territory", as two loud blasts were heard in the city late on Thursday.

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Some prisoners heard the lockdown was needed to accommodate important visitors.

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