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to hear of
[phrase form: hear]
01
to know about somebody or something because one has received information or news about them
02
(usually negative) to allow or tolerate something one typically disagrees with or believes to be unacceptable
Example
Have you heard of the recent company merger?
I never heard of such a thing.
The last I heard of him, he had moved to New York and started a new job.
She won't hear of any criticism of her best friend.
I've heard of several cases where gas stations have been knocked over in the past few weeks.
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