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The correct spelling is heard.

How to pronounce heard

/hiːɹd/
verb

IPA: /hiːɹd/

Say it like: Hee-rd

The correct spelling is heard. (stative) To perceive sounds through the ear. For example: "I was deaf, and now I can hear."

Usage Examples

I was deaf, and now I can hear.

I heard a sound from outside the window.

Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.(stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
  2. 2.(stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
  3. 3.To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
  4. 4.To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
  5. 5.To receive information about; to come to learn of.

adjective

  1. 1.That has been heard or listened to; that has been aurally detected.

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