heard

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English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• 'eard, heerd, hoid, yeard, yerd (pronunciation spelling or dialectal)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɜːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɝd/
• (Ireland, Appalachia) IPA^(key): /hiːɹd/
• (Early Modern) IPA^(key): /hɛrd/, /hærd/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d
• Homophone: herd

Verb

heard

1. simple past and past participle of hear

Adjective

heard (not comparable)

1. That has been perceived aurally.

Derived terms

Interjection

heard

1. (colloquial) I understand; gotcha.

References

Etymology 2

Noun

heard (plural heards)

1. Obsolete form of herd.

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

1. hard, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave
   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Declension

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hearde

Descendants

• Middle English: hard
  • English: hard
    • → Finnish: haarti
    • → Spanish: hard
  • Scots: hard, haird