Synonyms

hear of

Idioms

Be informed about, as in I'd never heard of that jazz singer before, but she was very good. [Late 1500s] Also see not have it (hear of it).

Example Sentences

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As long as she didn’t have a baby or I didn’t hear of it, there was a way out of this.

From Literature

"You hear of things like this happening on the TV, but you never for one second think it would happen to your family," said Gemma, Judith's niece.

From BBC

It was a nice thing to hear - of course it was - but I was quite calm about it actually.

From BBC

In a statement, the RFL said that it "takes player safety and welfare extremely seriously and it is always extremely sad to hear of any health difficulties experienced by former players".

From BBC

“My prized possession. Had it since I was a boy. Never read me a book, but by jiggers, I have a bookcase. The doggone doggonedest bookcase you ever did hear of, too.”

From Literature

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