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heard

[ hurd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 Word Forms

half-heard adjective
well-heard adjective

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Word 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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The "nationwide enterprise" saw 14 women aged in their 20s and 30s being brought in as sex workers in South Yorkshire, London and Norfolk, Sheffield Crown Court heard.

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The organisation said they heard from parents who felt Kennedy's comments resonated "with their lived experience".

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"We have heard your cries: 'the Fees have Fallen'," she said, a reference to previous demands by university students in Namibia, as well as neighbouring South Africa.

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"When we heard of his passing, it came with a certain comfort to the soul, because we knew our loved one was finally at peace, and once again, he was simply our Uncle Jorge."

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The court heard Felton was distressed after finding out he was the father of a fellow teacher's child and had recently discovered Mr Pyke was in a relationship with the same teacher.

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hear a peep out of Heard and McDonald Islands

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