This is the 1100th most frequent Dutch word.
hoorde
"Heard" (past tense of "to hear").
The verb 'hoorde' is used in the past tense to indicate the action of hearing.
Ik hoorde muziek in de verte.
I heard music in the distance.
The verb 'hoorde' refers to an incomplete action in the past tense.
Hij hoorde niet wat ik zei.
He didn't hear what I said.
The verb 'hoorde' situates the act of hearing within a temporal clause in the past tense.