hear of

Thesaurus

hear

verb

1. To perceive by ear, usually attentively:

attend, hark, heed, listen.

Archaic: hearken.

Idiom: give one's ear.

2. To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study:

ascertain, determine, discover, find (out), learn.

phrasal verb
hear of

To receive (an idea) and take it into consideration:

consider, entertain, think of.

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Translations

w>hear of

vi +prep obj (fig: = allow) → hören wollen von; I won’t hear of it → ich will davon (gar) nichts hören

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