•
I've never heard of the place.
•
I was so sorry to hear of your father's death.
•
She disappeared and was never heard of again.
•
The last I heard ofhim he was living in Glasgow.
•
This is
the first I've heard ofit!
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
not hear of something — not ˈhear of sth derived to refuse to let sb do sth, especially because you want to help them • She wanted to walk home but I wouldn t hear of it. • not hear of something sb doing sth He wouldn t hear of my walking home alone see also ↑unheard of … Useful english dictionary
hear — [ hır ] (past tense and past participle heard [ hɜrd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 notice sound ▸ 2 receive information ▸ 3 listen to ▸ 4 understand (feeling) ▸ 5 about things said ▸ 6 in court of law ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive never… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hear */*/*/ — UK [hɪə(r)] / US [hɪr] verb Word forms hear : present tense I/you/we/they hear he/she/it hears present participle hearing past tense heard UK [hɜː(r)d] / US [hɜrd] past participle heard Collocations: When you hear a sound, you become conscious of … English dictionary
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… … English dictionary
hear — W1S1 [hıə US hır] v past tense and past participle heard [hə:d US hə:rd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hear sounds/words etc)¦ 2¦(listen to somebody/something)¦ 3¦(be told something)¦ 4¦(in court)¦ 5 have heard of somebody/something 6 not hear the last of somebody… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hear — vt heard, hear·ing 1 a: to give a hearing to the court heard the claims the judge agreed to hear argument on the objection b: to conduct a hearing about the magistrate s authority to hear a matter properly before him 2 a … Law dictionary
hear something on the grapevine — If you hear something on the grapevine, you are informed about something by someone, circulating information or gossip from one person to another informally. ( Hear it through the grapevine is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
hear something on the jungle telegraph — (UK) If you hear something on the jungle telegraph, you pick up some information or informal gossip from someone who shares some common interest. ( Bush telegraph is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
Hear! Hear! — phrase used for saying that you strongly agree with what someone has just said Thesaurus: ways of agreeing with someonesynonym Main entry: hear * * * used to express one s wholehearted agreement, esp. with something said in a speech * * * Hear!… … Useful english dictionary
hear something of something — ˈhear of sb/sth | ˈhear sth of sb/sth derived to know about sb/sth because you have been told about them • I ve never heard of the place. • I was so sorry to hear of your father s death. • She disappeared and was never heard of again … Useful english dictionary
