hear of

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

In a statement, Testwood Lakes said it was "extremely concerned" to hear of the "serious incident".

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

“So sad to hear of the passing of Pierre Deny,” actor Sylvie Vartan wrote in French on Instagram, posting a photo of herself with Deny on stage in “Ne me regardez pas comme ça!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“We are encouraged to hear of ‘large increases in Meta AI use’ since the Muse Spark launch and got a bit more on Zuckerberg’s plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“I’m deeply saddened to hear of Mark Mobius’s passing,” said Franklin Chief Executive Jenny Johnson in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The object itself no longer survives; we last hear of it in 1494, when it is listed among the effects of Lorenzo the Magnificent, the Medici ruler of Florence, on his death.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton