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

The other day an Eastern European woman working at the grocery store heard I was 37, shook her head, and muttered “What do you people eat in this country?”

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The court heard the defendant sent a message to Ms McCann, which read: "I only made photos sharpen because the quality was so bad."

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“It was like boom, and I’ve never heard anything as good, ever, before or since.”

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Police said they would be in touch, the inquest heard, but had not contacted the family by the time of his death.

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A Lothian bus driver, Tony Beecher, said he was driving during the Bonfire Night period and heard an "almighty crash" when his bus was hit by a brick.

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