hear from

hear from
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "hear from":
present tense I/you/we/they hear from he/she/it hears from present participle hearing from past tense heard from past participle heard from
1) hear from someone if you hear from someone, they write to you, phone you, email you etc

It's ages since I heard from Jill.

The police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the accident.

2) hear from someone to listen to someone who is speaking about a particular thing

The Commission heard from over thirty witnesses.

Next we'll hear from a listener in Nottingham.

3) she'll/they'll/you'll etc hear from me
spoken used for saying that you will be angry with someone, and you will tell them this

He'd better apologize to you or he'll be hearing from me!


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