hear from
phrasal verb
heard from; hearing from; hears from
: to receive a letter, a telephone call, etc., from (someone)
We heard from them yesterday.
I haven't heard from her lately.
I haven't heard anything from her lately.
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Cress remembers watching the club’s slow crawl towards extinction and hearing from Post photographers that field-level medical crews hadn’t been paid.
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Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
At the Sundance world premiere, sobs and cries could be heard from the audience as David and Benji grapple with their past and their pain.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
The New York Times would like to hear from readers who want to share messages and materials with our journalists.
—Jennifer Valentino-Devries, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Small business is a big exception: 43% of people are happy to hear from entrepreneurs.
—Noah Bressner, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
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Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
At the Sundance world premiere, sobs and cries could be heard from the audience as David and Benji grapple with their past and their pain.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
The New York Times would like to hear from readers who want to share messages and materials with our journalists.
—Jennifer Valentino-Devries, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Small business is a big exception: 43% of people are happy to hear from entrepreneurs.
—Noah Bressner, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Hear from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20from. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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