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# heard

verb (past and past participle of hear: hear, hears, heard, heard, hearing)

«heard» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Heard means you noticed a sound with your ears in the past: I heard a bang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#m1)
2. It also means you were told news or information: I heard that school is closed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#m2)
3. Heard of means you know that something exists: Have you heard of this game? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories «heard» tells the reader what a character noticed by sound, often a clue or a warning (heard footsteps, heard a scream). In science lessons on sound, we say a sound is heard when sound waves reach the ear. In safety: if you heard a smoke alarm, get out. Phrases: heard about, heard of, heard from, never heard of, overheard.

### Examples

- I heard a dog barking outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#x1)
- Did you hear thunder? Yes, I heard it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#x2)
- We heard the news on the radio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#x3)
- Have you heard of the Loch Ness monster? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#x4)
- She heard footsteps on the stairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#x5)
- I have not heard from my pen pal yet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#x6)
- The teacher heard us whispering. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#x7)
- Sound travels through the air to be heard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#x8)
- Presently he heard steps coming upstairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/#x9)

### Note

Pronounced like «herd» (a group of cows): heard and herd are homophones. Not spelled «heared». Hear is about the ear; listen means you pay attention on purpose: you can hear without listening.

## In Jewish tradition

In stories «heard» tells the reader what a character noticed by sound, often a clue or a warning (heard footsteps, heard a scream). In science lessons on sound, we say a sound is heard when sound waves reach the ear. In safety: if you heard a smoke alarm, get out. Phrases: heard about, heard of, heard from, never heard of, overheard.

### Examples

- And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. (Torah GEN.27.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x1)
- 'I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. (Torah EXO.16.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x2)
- And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face. (Torah NUM.16.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x3)
- Who hath heard such a thing? (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x4)
- This is the noise that ye have heard. (Prophets 1KI.1.45, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x5)
- Who hath attended to His word, and heard it? (Prophets JER.23.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced like «herd» (a group of cows): heard and herd are homophones. Not spelled «heared». Hear is about the ear; listen means you pay attention on purpose: you can hear without listening.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «heard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«heard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/heard.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «heard» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«heard» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/heard.html) on Mova free.