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.
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Fang heard of how on October 1, 1942 a Japanese military cargo ship laden with 1,816 British prisoners of war hidden in its hull was on its way from Hong Kong to Japan when it was torpedoed by the USS Grouper.
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Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
At the end of the film, the narrator claims that the crowds for Dorje Chang were larger than those for Mikhail Gorbachev or Michael Jackson, but Jones — who wrote the book Buddhism in Taiwan — had never heard of the visit.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
For that reason, Tindal said she's heard of people who uproot their whole lives to move to Florida to legally keep the squirrels that end up becoming like family members.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Another season of The Diplomat is here, which means another opportunity for this show to try to convince us that a woman in her 40s has never heard of bobby pins and that this complete unawareness of practical living is a good thing.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
At the end of the film, the narrator claims that the crowds for Dorje Chang were larger than those for Mikhail Gorbachev or Michael Jackson, but Jones — who wrote the book Buddhism in Taiwan — had never heard of the visit.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
For that reason, Tindal said she's heard of people who uproot their whole lives to move to Florida to legally keep the squirrels that end up becoming like family members.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Another season of The Diplomat is here, which means another opportunity for this show to try to convince us that a woman in her 40s has never heard of bobby pins and that this complete unawareness of practical living is a good thing.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Hear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20of. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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