to hear from sb

  • 21from what I've heard — from what I hear/from what I’ve heard/spoken phrase used for giving information based on what people have told you rather than on what you know is true She’s not going to be around much longer, from what I hear. Thesaurus: expressions used when… …

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  • 22hear — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦ hears, hearing, heard 1) VERB When you hear a sound, you become aware of it through your ears. [V n] She heard no further sounds... [V n] The trumpet can be heard all over their house... [ …

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  • 23hear — verb past tense and past participle heard /h:d/ 1 HEAR SOUNDS/WORDS ETC (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to know that a sound is being made, using your ears: Did you hear that noise? | I called his name, but he pretended not to hear …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24hear */*/*/ — 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 …

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  • 25hear — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to learn ) to hear about, of (we have heard of her; have you heard about the earthquake?) 2) (d; intr.) ( to receive word ) to hear from (I have not heard from him about this matter) 3) (I) ( to perceive by ear ) I heard them… …

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  • 26hear — [c]/hɪə / (say hear) verb (heard /hɜd / (say herd), hearing) –verb (t) 1. to perceive by the ear. 2. to listen to: to refuse to hear a person. 3. to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news. 4. to be among the audience at… …

  • 27hear — hearable, adj. hearer, n. /hear/, v., heard /herrd/, hearing. v.t. 1. to perceive by the ear: Didn t you hear the doorbell? 2. to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news. 3. to listen to; give or pay attention to: They… …

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  • 28hear*/*/*/ — [hɪə] (past tense and past participle heard [hɜːd] ) verb 1) [I/T] to realize that someone or something is making a sound Mary heard the sound of voices.[/ex] Shh I can t hear.[/ex] No one could hear what she said.[/ex] He heard the door slam… …

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  • 29hear — [[t]hɪər[/t]] v. heard(hûrd), hear•ing. 1) phl to perceive by the ear: to hear noises[/ex] 2) to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news[/ex] 3) to listen to; give or pay attention to 4) to be among the audience at or of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30hear — verb (past and past participle heard) 1》 perceive (a sound) with the ear. 2》 be told or informed of.     ↘(have heard of) be aware of the existence of.     ↘(hear from) receive a letter or phone call from.     ↘(hear someone out) listen to all… …

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