HEARD
What does "HEARD" mean?
Past tense and past participle of hear: perceived sound with the ear.
Meanings
- Past tense of 'hear'; perceived a sound through the ears. She heard the door creak open downstairs.
- Was told or informed of something. I heard you got the job - congratulations.
- Listened to and considered, as a court hears a case. The appeal was heard before a panel of three judges. formal
Did you know?
- 'Heard' and 'herd' sound identical but are unrelated: one descends from the verb 'to hear', the other from an Old English word for a flock - a coincidence of sound, not meaning.
Word origin
From Old English 'hierde', past tense of 'hieran' ('to hear'), from Proto-Germanic 'hauzijaną'; the spelling with 'ear' aligns it visually with the organ.
Remember it
You HEARD it with your EAR - the organ is spelled right in the middle of the word.
A little poem
A name said once, far off-
I turn before I decide
to. The ear knows first.
haiku
Wordplay
- I heard a joke about a herd of cattle, but I couldn't tell if it was about listening or livestock - same sound, different field.
What it teaches
To be heard is not the same as to be obeyed; first ask only for the listening.
Quick facts
What does HEARD mean?
Past tense and past participle of hear: perceived sound with the ear.
Is HEARD a valid word?
Yes — HEARD is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is HEARD?
HEARD has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does HEARD come from?
From Old English 'hierde', past tense of 'hieran' ('to hear'), from Proto-Germanic 'hauzijaną'; the spelling with 'ear' aligns it visually with the organ.
What can HEARD teach us?
To be heard is not the same as to be obeyed; first ask only for the listening.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.