hear of

phrasal verb

heard of; hearing of; hears of

: to be aware of the existence of (someone or something) : to know about (someone or something)

He's supposed to be a famous actor, but this is the first time I've ever (even) heard of him.

I've never heard of such a thing!

If I hear of a job opening, I'll let you know.

Examples of hear of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 2018 – UMBC Entering the 2018 NCAA tournament, few sports fans had ever heard of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC). —Tim Casey, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025

Apparently, Eric Musselman (not unlike his crosstown rival) has never heard of Harry Truman’s aphorism about where the buck stops. —Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025

Six months ago, most Wolverhampton Wanderers fans had never heard of Emmanuel Agbadou. —Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025

Kellam had never even heard of data hoarders before this year. —Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for hear of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove