heard 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of heardnext
as in audible

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2 of 2

verb

past tense of hear
1
as in realized
to come to an awareness of I heard your sister is home from the hospital

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2
as in listened
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing

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Recent Examples of heard
Verb
Of course, the song won’t be heard exclusively in Orange County CD players for long. — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026 Responding officers heard screams coming from inside the home and ran into the basement. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 An attorney who represents renters, Blake Hunter Yagman, told Ars that plaintiffs are looking forward to having their case heard in court. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Explosions could be heard as the munitions detonated during the fire, forcing firefighters to stay out of the area for safety. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 In January, prosecutors filed a response opposing the motion, Kestou filed a brief in support of it, and the court heard arguments from both parties, court documents said. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 While the lawsuit filed this week deals with bans on popular handguns, a pair of lawsuits dealing with bans on some semiautomatic rifles is set to be heard by the Supreme Court in its upcoming term. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026 Smiley, who broadcasts from Crenshaw, credits the project’s progress to residents making their voices heard. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The world had never before heard how the moguls spoke, or thought. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heard
  1. audible
  2. realized
  3. listened
  4. discernible
  5. discovered
  6. perceptible
  7. saw
  8. distinguishable
Adjective
  • The boos were more scattered and barely audible amidst the applause and cheers, which grew louder when the ballpark’s video boards showed the 2018 champ smiling, clapping, and waving from the visitors’ dugout.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Arkansas Legislative Council's Review Subcommittee advanced the contract without any audible dissent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of audible
Verb
  • As Alabama’s shows grew, Morris realized other needs created by the group’s growth and purchased Bob Seger’s sound system in order to found Morris Leasing, which later became Morris Lighting + Sound.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The tension in a packed Ellis Park deflated in the last 10 minutes as Springbok supporters realized a comeback wasn't possible.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of realized
Verb
  • While those have also been a success, the company listened to the G-Unit fans’ demands.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Patterson wasn’t in court to hear the proceedings but listened to the arguments via a video link from a maximum-security prison.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of listened
Adjective
  • Inflicting these details on the jury, the children’s family members, and the public served no discernible purpose in establishing Clancy’s mens rea, which might have discredited her not-guilty plea.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Its Fourier transform has a wide spread of frequencies — a sound with no discernible pitch.
    — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of discernible
Verb
  • Most of the roughly 150 sets of human remains that Hess says are discovered in Pima County every year turn up after monsoon season ends in late September, said Bradley Bartos, assistant professor at the University of Arizona.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Another, lesser possibility, is that some technical issue was discovered at the last minute with either the complex Chang’e 7 payload, or the rocket.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovered
Adjective
  • The model tends toward certain word choices repeatedly throughout a text, embedding a pattern that is meant to be perceptible only to someone with the key.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Output still contains SynthID and C2PA Content Credentials, two types of digital watermarking that aren't perceptible under normal circumstances and cannot be toggled off.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of perceptible
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of saw
Adjective
  • But, the vehicles that will officially operate in Denver are even more distinguishable.
    — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The next hurdle for lifestyle influencers will be to make content that’s both useful and, crucially, distinguishable from what AI can do.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Definition of distinguishable

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“Heard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heard. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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