HEARD Definition & Meaning

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heard

[ hurd ]

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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 51�Թ� Forms

half-heard adjective
well-heard adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of heard¹

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

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Maybe it heard Self’s waiter hyping the coconut calamari.

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Two years after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, President Vladimir Putin appointed Ovsiannikov as acting governor of the "strategically significant" city of Sevastopol in Crimea, the jury heard.

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On Friday, Oxford Crown Court heard Mr Davenport had been suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer and was in a lot of pain during his final hours.

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But he said he heard about the search as soon as headhunting firm Korn Ferry started making calls several weeks ago.

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A judge has heard arguments but not yet ruled in the final case.

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