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1. Detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
   "a conversation heard through the wall"

1. Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
    
2. Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
   "I heard that she has two grown-up children";
   - learn, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
    
3. Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
   "The jury had heard all the evidence";
   - try
    
4. Receive a communication from someone
   "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
    
5. Take careful note; follow advice
   "We must hear the expert before we make a decision";
   - listen, take heed

Sounds like: hear, heard

See also: detected, pick

Type of: center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], comprehend, concentrate, examine, focus, perceive, pick up, pore, pore over, probe, receive, rivet

Encyclopedia: Heard, Robert