heard

UK /ˈhɜːd/ US /ˈhɝd/

adj 1intj 1noun 1name 1

Definitions

adj

That has been perceived aurally.

[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.

intj

I understand; gotcha.

noun

Obsolete form of herd.

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 […]

Collocations

ADJ.

many, new

I've heard many good things about that new restaurant downtown.

VERB + HEARD

brand, corroborate, doubt, haven't, having, types, voice

I haven't heard that brand mentioned before, so I'm not sure how good it is.

HEARD + NOUN

bell, burglar, candy, company, cotton, god, information, manager's

I heard the bell ringing loudly from the church tower across the street.

PREP.

about, from, from, with

I heard about the new restaurant opening downtown from my coworker yesterday.

ADV.

definitely, recently

I definitely heard that new restaurant opening downtown is supposed to be really good.

Thesaurus

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

children should be seen and not heard

Children should behave well and be quiet, especially in the presence of adults.

Until you can organize yourself and those who share your discontent, and compile and reconstruct some proposals for meeting the needs of gay youths, until you can present them in a

shot heard round the world

The opening volleys of the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution.

Example Bank

[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.

Wiktionary

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 […]

Wiktionary

Joan of Arc refused to renounce her belief that the voice she heard was from God and none other.

Tatoeba · #1975

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

Tatoeba · #5992

You will have heard this story before.

Tatoeba · #15943

Your story doesn't corroborate what I've heard before.

Tatoeba · #16851

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, heard is marked as obsolete, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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