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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Many creators in the webinar reported having never heard of comment anchors before.
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Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Kevin Gunn, the school's youth services coordinator, got the idea of having a barber shop at the school after hearing of one at Newburg Middle, which opened in 2020 thanks to funding from professional baseball player Jo Adell.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2024
Barish also discovered that the organization Open House NY, where Han Lo had claimed to be executive director of a Los Angeles division in order to make his way into the Colonial — going as far as to build a website, now apparently deleted, attesting to his job there — had never heard of him.
—Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Much of this happened in corners of the internet that lots of people have never heard of, much less visited.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
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Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Kevin Gunn, the school's youth services coordinator, got the idea of having a barber shop at the school after hearing of one at Newburg Middle, which opened in 2020 thanks to funding from professional baseball player Jo Adell.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2024
Barish also discovered that the organization Open House NY, where Han Lo had claimed to be executive director of a Los Angeles division in order to make his way into the Colonial — going as far as to build a website, now apparently deleted, attesting to his job there — had never heard of him.
—Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Much of this happened in corners of the internet that lots of people have never heard of, much less visited.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Hear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20of. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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