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The correct spelling is heard.
How to pronounce heard
/hiːɹd/
verbIPA: /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.(stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
- 2.(stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
- 3.To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
- 4.To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
- 5.To receive information about; to come to learn of.
adjective
- 1.That has been heard or listened to; that has been aurally detected.
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