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“Heard” or “Herd”

heard / herd are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

heard hh·ER·d

  • verbperceive (sound) via the auditory sense.
  • verbexamine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.
  • verbreceive a communication from someone.
  • adjectivedetected or perceived by the sense of hearing.

herd hh·ER·d

  • nouna group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans.
  • nouna group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra.
  • verbcause to herd, drive, or crowd together.
  • verbmove together, like a herd.
  • verbkeep, move, or drive animals.
Usage

Examples in context

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“heard”

  • …by Live Aid, which was heard by a third of the…
  • WAUN's main signal can be heard from Sturgeon Bay, where the…
  • …comment "50–1 #NoExcuses"), Mayweather was heard mentioning the "second of December".
  • …on the way" and was heard remarking to Pacquiao that he…
  • …of the Wildboyz DVDs, he heard Puig scream for the first…
  • The sole male voice heard in the film is from…
  • …before the evidence could be heard.
  • …issues, what they experienced and heard in other cities, as well…
  • Also heard in the movie but not…
  • Author of I Think I Heard a Rooster Crow, a collection…

“herd”

  • Herd behavior, situations in which a…
  • Herd (film), 2016 Serbian film
  • Wisconsin Herd, an NBA G League team
  • …name is a pun on "herd"
  • …keep watch over and successfully herd a large number of cattle…
  • …to use the reservoir or herd sheep in the nearby area.
  • Herd (disambiguation)
  • Bachelor herd, gatherings of juvenile male animals…
  • Cattle herd: 24,000 head
  • A herd is a large group of

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