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- [heer]
- /hɪər/
- /hɜː(r)d/
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- [heer]
- /hɪər/
Definitions of heard word
- verb with object heard to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell? 1
- verb with object heard to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news. 1
- verb with object heard to listen to; give or pay attention to: They refused to hear our side of the argument. 1
- verb with object heard to be among the audience at or of (something): to hear a recital. 1
- verb with object heard to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly: to hear a case. 1
- verb with object heard to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone): to hear the defendant. 1
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Origin of heard
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English heren, Old English hēran, hīeran; cognate with Dutch horen, German hören, Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan; perhaps akin to Greek akoúein (see acoustic)
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Parts of speech for Heard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
heard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heard
adj heard
- understood — simple past tense and past participle of understand.
- caught — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch.
- noted — well-known; celebrated; famous: a noted scholar.
- witnessed — to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.
- heeded — to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
Antonyms for heard
adjective heard
- phonic — of or relating to speech sounds.
- put into words — express in language
- lingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- spoken — a past participle of speak.
- viva voce — by word of mouth; orally.
verb with object heard
- misheard — to hear incorrectly or imperfectly: to mishear a remark.
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