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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The Harvard Caps-Harris Poll from July showed only 6% of voters had never heard of DeSantis, followed by 12% for former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, 16% for former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley and 17% for South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.
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Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Still, adult Blake reacts like he’s never heard of such a thing.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Pope heard of someone being shot in the parking lot and taken away in an ambulance that July.
—Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
Still, many of us have never heard of the theory—and many have yet to apply it to our beauty routines.
—Laura Solla, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
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Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Still, adult Blake reacts like he’s never heard of such a thing.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Pope heard of someone being shot in the parking lot and taken away in an ambulance that July.
—Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
Still, many of us have never heard of the theory—and many have yet to apply it to our beauty routines.
—Laura Solla, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Hear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20of. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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