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un·heard

 (ŭn-hûrd′)
adj.
1. Not heard:unheard pleas for help.
2. Not given a hearing; not listened to:unheard objections.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

unheard

(ʌnˈhɜːd)
adj
1.not heard; not perceived by the ear
2.not listened to or granted a hearing:his warning went unheard.
3.archaic unheard-of
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

un•heard

(ʌnˈhɜrd)

adj.
1. not heard; not perceived by the ear.
2. not given a hearing or audience.
3.Archaic. unheard-of.
[1250–1300]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.unheard - not necessarily inaudible but not heard
inaudible,unhearable - impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

unheard

[ˈʌnˈhɜːd]ADJ
1. (=ignored)she condemned him unheard →locondenó sin escucharlo
his pleas went unheard →hicieroncasoomiso de susruegos
2. (=not heard)his cries went unheard →nadieoyó susgritos
a previously unheard opera →unaóperainédita
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unheard

[ˌʌnˈhɜːrd]
adv
to condemn sb unheard →condamner qn sansjugement
to go unheard (=be ignored) [pleas, protest, cries] →ne pasêtre entendu(e)
adj (=not heard) [melody, recording] →inédit(e)unheard ofunheard-of[ˌʌnˈhɜːrdɒv]adj
(=unknown) →inconnu(e)
almost unheard of →rarissime
Crime is almost unheard of →Lacriminalitéestrarissime.
(=unprecedented) →sans précédent
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unheard

adj →ungehört;(fig) voice →unbeachtet;to condemn somebodyunheard →jdnverurteilen, ohne ihnangehört zu haben;to gounheard(lit) →ungehörtbleiben;(fig also) →unbeachtetbleiben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007


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