hear from

Idioms  

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]

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Example Sentences

The county will hold a town hall in Dana Point on Monday night to provide information and hear from the public.

From Los Angeles Times

Her public sessions were full of curious Philadelphians clamoring to hear from their dead.

From Literature

Haunted by the accident, Jane Pierce grew desperate to hear from her child: Are you there?

From Literature

Two thousand souls, believers and skeptics in roughly equal numbers, anxiously waited to hear from Maggie Fox.

From Literature

Grandpa thought a second, and said, “Just tell them that the monkeys have been caught and we’re waiting to hear from them.”

From Literature