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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Almost every day, Grant Lee, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, hears from investors who try to persuade him to take their money. —

Erin Griffith, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 The service journalism teams at The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer want to hear from you. —

Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025 Umpire Brian Walsh uses an earpiece during a Triple-A game to hear from the ABS system whether a pitch was ruled a ball or a strike. —

Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025 Many still cannot understand why US President Donald Trump has turned so furiously on Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, parroting the vitriolic disinformation usually heard from the Kremlin. —

Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hear from