hear of

hear of
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "hear of":
present tense I/you/we/they hear of he/she/it hears of present participle hearing of past tense heard of past participle heard of
1) hear of something to find out that something has happened

I was shocked to hear of his death.

2) hear of someone to receive news about someone

Not much was heard of him until his reappearance last night.

3) have heard of to know about the existence of someone or something

"The author's name was James Bomford." "Never heard of him!"

Have you heard of WAP phones?

4) not hear of it to refuse to accept a suggestion or offer

I said he could stay with us, but he wouldn't hear of it.


English dictionary. 2014.

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