Word Finder - heard

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(stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.

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I was deaf, and now I can hear.

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(stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.

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I heard a sound from outside the window.

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To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.

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To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).

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Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.

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To receive information about; to come to learn of.

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(with from) To be contacted by.

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To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.

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Your case will be heard at the end of the month.

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To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.

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You're tired of all the ads on TV? I hear ya.

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

I heard you scream.

I heard someone was staying with you.

He heard the birds singing.

Suddenly a great noise was heard outside.

She heard her voice speaking impulsively.

I heard you left the territory.

The restaurant was one that she had heard of, but couldn't afford to enjoy.

I heard you talking to Sarah tonight.

She heard him talking to his mother and she heard his conversation with the man in the black car.

The noise of wheels, hoofs, and bells was heard from the gateway as a little trap passed out.

Suddenly he heard a rustling noise behind him.

The doorbell rang and she felt a rush of panic when she heard Sarah answer the door.

I always heard marriage could break up a good friendship.

The way I heard it, Grandma & Grandpa Barret were rolling in money and Dad wasn't up to their standards... financially.

She heard the gurgling water before the creek came into view.

Boris knew nothing about the Boulogne expedition; he did not read the papers and it was the first time he had heard Villeneuve's name.

As she was walking down the hall, she heard her name mentioned.

His voice was so calm that she wasn't sure she had heard him right.

How much had he heard?

She flattened against the rock wall as she heard the horse scramble down into the ravine a little way down from her.

She heard the secretary typing.

She was breathing hard; it was all she heard.

But all this is very selfish, I have heard some of my townsmen say.

A little later I heard Howie shuffling back downstairs.

Just before Howie was ready to give up, he was startled by a figure he'd not heard enter the house!

Then I heard you coming.

Then, she heard the cry of an infant in the background.

I've heard so much about you.

He heard a gurgled scream and looked up.

You heard my ma.

They neither saw nor heard anything, and after negotiating the remaining correctly marked turns, were in sight of daylight.

Any one of them might have heard us talking about the bone.

As the little Wizard turned to follow them he felt a hot breath against his cheek and heard a low, fierce growl.

They could not see the speeding horse, but they heard the clatter of its hoofs far down the road, and they understood the cry, "Up! up! and defend yourselves!"

I heard she was pretty humiliated when she found out.

I heard once that an Indian can smell cigarette smoke for six miles.

It was a hang-up but when she returned moments later, she heard a car leaving the alley behind her house.

God, he's probably never heard anyone doing that!

Betsy left the room and I heard a click.

What we heard shocked us as Howie began to speak.

He heard the soft voice again.

She heard Daniela outside the dining hall, lecturing someone.

Kris had never heard anything so ridiculous.

They were just rising from the table when they heard a great noise in the street.

Dessalles' voice was heard outside the door asking whether little Nicholas might come in to say good night.

She heard the words, but they made no sense.

She didn't open her eyes or release her breath until she heard the door close behind him.

She heard the door open and turned.

He said nothing, but the light disappeared and she heard him scrawling.

She heard herself scrape against the wall as she fell and was out before she hit the floor.