hear of


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).

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How to use hear of in a sentence

  • Nowadays-you never-hear-of-two-coal-black-persons- marrying each-other.

    Overshadowed | Sutton E. Griggs