hear from

1. Receive a letter, call, or other communication from someone, as in I haven't heard from my daughter in two weeks . [Early 1300s]

2. Be reprimanded by, as in If you don't get home on time, you'll be hearing from your father . [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

The force has asked anyone with information to come forward and is interested to hear from anyone with information about a stolen car.

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“Every time the case is recalled in the papers,” she would say, “I seem to hear from every maniac in the country.”

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"We hear from men who were diagnosed late, whose lives may have been saved if they'd been screened or tested earlier. We also hear from a lot of men who have suffered incontinence or impotence because of treatments they had," said Mr Hobbs.

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The direction of the artificial-intelligence trade perhaps hinges most on two individuals — and Wall Street is about to hear from one of them.

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“And why you did not hear from us, year after year, not even on your birthday?”

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