What is "heard"

Hear \Hear\ (h[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heard (h[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hearing.] [OE. heren, AS,. hi['e]ran, h[=y]ran, h[=e]ran; akin to OS. h[=o]rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h[=o]ren, G. h["o]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw. h["o]ra, Dan. hore, Goth. hausjan, and perh. to Gr. 'akoy`ein, E. acoustic. Cf. Hark, Hearken.]

1. To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call.

   Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of travelers.
   --Shak.

   He had been heard to utter an ominous growl.
   --Macaulay.

2. To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow.

3. To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass.

4. To give attention to as a teacher or judge.

   Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
   --2 Sam. xv. 3.

   I beseech your honor to hear me one single word.
   --Shak.

5. To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor.

   I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice.
   --Ps. cxvi. 1.

   They think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
   --Matt. vi. 7.

   Hear him. See Remark, under Hear, v. i.

   To hear a bird sing, to receive private communication. [Colloq.]
   --Shak.

   To hear say, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to receive by rumor. [Colloq.]

Heard \Heard\ (h[~e]rd), imp. & p. p. of Hear.

past tense and past participle of hear, Old English herde.

alt. (en-past of: hear) vb. (en-past of: hear)

See hear

adj. detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a conversation heard through the wall"

1. v. 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]

6. [also: heard]

Heard may refer to:

• Hearing (sense)
• Heard (surname)
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Heard County, Georgia, U.S.

Heard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• G. Alexander Heard (1917–2009), president of Vanderbilt University 1963-1982
• Amber Heard, American actress
• Gar Heard, former professional basketball player and coach.
• Gerald Heard, British writer and philosopher
• Floyd Heard, American track and field sprinter
• John Heard (disambiguation), several people
• Oscar E. Heard, American jurist
• Stephen Heard, the 12th Governor of Georgia

Fictional characters:

• Beluga Heard, character in the manga series Black Cat