English Online Dictionary. What means heard? What does heard mean?
English
Alternative forms
- 'eard, heerd, hoid, yeard, yerd (pronunciation spelling or dialectal)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɚd/
- (Ireland, Appalachia) IPA(key): /hiːɹd/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d
- Homophone: herd
Verb
heard
- simple past and past participle of hear
Adjective
heard (not comparable)
- That has been heard or listened to; that has been aurally detected.
Interjection
heard
- I understand; gotcha
Anagrams
- Herda, hared, Rhade, Hader, ardeh, rehad, Daher, -hedra
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī). Compare Old Frisian herd, Old Saxon hard, Old Dutch hart, Old High German hart, Old Norse harðr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (hardus).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xæ͜ɑrd/, [hæ͜ɑrˠd]
Adjective
heard
- hard, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave
Declension
Derived terms
Derived terms
- hearde
Descendants
- Middle English: hard
- English: hard
- → Finnish: haarti
- → Spanish: hard
- Scots: hard, haird
- English: hard