hear about someone or something

hear about someone or something
hear about someone or something
to learn about someone or something. (Not necessarily by hearing.) •

Have you heard about Tom and what happened to him?

I heard about the accident.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • hear — [ hır ] (past tense and past participle heard [ hɜrd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 notice sound ▸ 2 receive information ▸ 3 listen to ▸ 4 understand (feeling) ▸ 5 about things said ▸ 6 in court of law ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive never… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hear — 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

  • hear — [[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... [ …   English dictionary

  • about — I adj. (cannot stand alone) ready 1) about to + inf. (the performance is about to begin) willing (colloq.) (AE) 2) not about to + inf. (we are not about to stop now; we are not about to be taken in by their campaign promises) misc. 3) to set… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • hear — W1S1 [hıə US hır] v past tense and past participle heard [hə:d US hə:rd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hear sounds/words etc)¦ 2¦(listen to somebody/something)¦ 3¦(be told something)¦ 4¦(in court)¦ 5 have heard of somebody/something 6 not hear the last of somebody… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • see the last of something — see the last of someone/​something phrase to never see or hear about someone or something again I don’t think we’ve seen the last of this controversial figure. Thesaurus: to be or to not be in contact with someonesynonym Main entry: see * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • see the last of someone — see the last of someone/​something phrase to never see or hear about someone or something again I don’t think we’ve seen the last of this controversial figure. Thesaurus: to be or to not be in contact with someonesynonym Main entry: see …   Useful english dictionary

  • hear */*/*/ — 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 …   English dictionary

  • hear*/*/*/ — [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… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • hear of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hear of : present tense I/you/we/they hear of he/she/it hears of present participle hearing of past tense heard of past participle heard of 1) hear of something to find out that something has happened I was… …   English dictionary

  • Something Happened in Bali — Infobox kdrama/Header title name = Something Happened in Bali size = 200px caption = Screen shot for Something Happened in Bali ko name = 발리에서 생긴 일 ko name trans = Balli eseo Saenggin IlInfobox kdrama genre = Drama producer = Kim Yang network =… …   Wikipedia

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