heard
part of speech
verb (past and past participle of hear: hear, hears, heard, heard, hearing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Heard means you noticed a sound with your ears in the past: I heard a bang. tree →
2) It also means you were told news or information: I heard that school is closed. tree →
3) Heard of means you know that something exists: Have you heard of this game? tree →
sense 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
- And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. (Torah GEN.27.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. (Torah EXO.16.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face. (Torah NUM.16.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who hath heard such a thing? (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- This is the noise that ye have heard. (Prophets 1KI.1.45, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who hath attended to His word, and heard it? (Prophets JER.23.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- I heard a dog barking outside. tree →
- Did you hear thunder? Yes, I heard it. tree →
- We heard the news on the radio. tree →
- Have you heard of the Loch Ness monster? tree →
- She heard footsteps on the stairs. tree →
- I have not heard from my pen pal yet. tree →
- The teacher heard us whispering. tree →
- Sound travels through the air to be heard. tree →
- Presently he heard steps coming upstairs. tree →
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 the corpora
- And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son.
- And Rebekah spoke unto Jacob her son, saying: 'Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying:
- And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand; and said: 'Let us not take his life.'
- And he said: 'Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt.
- And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «heard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.