- hear from someone or something
- hear from someone or somethingto get a message from someone or a group. •
I want to hear from you every now and then.
•We hear from the court every year or so about jury duty.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hear from someone or something
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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 — [[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
from — We say to be different from (or to) someone/something : The film was quite different from (or to) what I expected. We say to hear from someone (= receive a letter/telephone call from someone): Have you heard from Ann recently? Yes, she wrote to… … 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
from — [ weak frəm, strong fram ] preposition *** 1. ) given, sent, or provided by someone used for stating who gives or sends you something or provides you with something: You ll have to borrow the money from someone else. She wanted an apology from… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hear (something) on the grapevine — hear (something) on/through the grapevine to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else. I heard on the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don t know anything more. (usually + that) … New idioms dictionary
hear (something) through the grapevine — hear (something) on/through the grapevine to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else. I heard on the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don t know anything more. (usually + that) … New idioms dictionary
hear something through the grapevine — hear (something) through the grapevine to hear news from someone who heard that news from someone else. I heard through the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don t know anything more … New idioms dictionary
hear through the grapevine — hear (something) through the grapevine to hear news from someone who heard that news from someone else. I heard through the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don t know anything more … New idioms dictionary
hear something on the jungle telegraph — (UK) If you hear something on the jungle telegraph, you pick up some information or informal gossip from someone who shares some common interest. ( Bush telegraph is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
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
