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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
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
State verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
of
Base verb
hear
Present tense
hear of
3rd person singular
hears of
Present participle
hearing of
Past simple
heard of
Past participle
heard of
Examples
Have you heard of the recent company merger? It's making headlines.
02
(usually negative) to allow or tolerate something one typically disagrees with or believes to be unacceptable
Transitive: to hear of sth
Examples
I wo n't hear of you dropping out of school. You need to finish your education.
