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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
Transitive: to hear of a person or information
02
(usually negative) to allow or tolerate something one typically disagrees with or believes to be unacceptable
Transitive: to hear of sth
hear of
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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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