heard

CEFRA1

/ˈhɜːd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past form of hear, meaning noticed a sound.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    I understand; gotcha.

Examples

  • I heard a cotton candy shop has just opened. Let's go, dudes.

  • Staff got excited when they heard they were getting a bonus.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /hɛrd/
  • /hiːɹd/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. That has been perceived aurally.

  2. simple past and past participle of hear

More examples

In context

  • You will have heard this story before.

  • [T]he following are some examples of the types of heard information that can be used to distinguish some of the languages in Singapore, namely Malay and Singapore English.

  • Their power is […] to […] unfructify Trees, parch and wither Grasse and Hearbes; bring scabs and diseases upon men, and murraine and rot upon Heards and Flockes […]

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He blank a loud noise outside and ran to the window.

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Origin

verb

Occupational Middle English surname for shepherds or cowherds, from herde, from Old English heord (“herd”).