get to hear of something
1get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… …
2get wind of — hear about something I got wind of the company expansion from my friend …
3hear */*/*/ — 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 …
4Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ugly Betty) — Infobox Television episode | Title = Something Wicked This Way Comes Series = Ugly Betty Season = 2 Episode = 6 Guests= Airdate = November 1, 2007 Production = 206 Writer = Henry Alonzo Myers Director = Wendey Stanzler Episode list = Episode… …
5get wind of — If you get wind of something, you hear about something you were unaware of, usually a private or secret matter. The chairman didn t want the press to get wind of the takeover before the agreement was signed …
6get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …
7get wind of something — informal phrase to find out about something secret or private De Gaulle got wind of the invasion plan in August 1942. Thesaurus: to find out informationsynonym Main entry: wind * * * get ˈwind of sth …
8get wind of something — get wind of (something) to hear a piece of information that someone else was trying to keep secret. I don t want my boss to get wind of the fact that I m leaving so I m not telling many people …
9get wind of — (something) to hear a piece of information that someone else was trying to keep secret. I don t want my boss to get wind of the fact that I m leaving so I m not telling many people …
10get wind of — If you get wind of something, you hear or learn about it, especially if it was meant to be secret …
