heard (See hear)
Dictionary Definition
Verb
1 perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
2 get to know or become aware of, usually
accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I
see that you have been promoted" [syn: learn, get word,
get
wind, pick up, find out,
get a
line, discover,
see]
3 examine or hear (evidence or a case) by
judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case
will be tried in California" [syn: try]
4 receive a communication from someone; "We heard
nothing from our son for five years"
5 listen and pay attention; "Listen to your
father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn:
listen, take heed]
[also: heard]heard adj :
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a conversation
heard through the wall"
User Contributed Dictionary
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Alternative forms
Verb form
heard- Simple past and past participle of to hear.
Extensive Definition
Heard can refer to:
- Floyd Heard, an American track and field sprinter
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Heard County, Georgia
- Past tense of hear, relating to hearing (sense)
heard in German: Heard
heard in French: Heard