hear of


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Related to hear of: heard, heart
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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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w>hear of

vi +prep obj (fig: = allow) → hören wollen von; I won’t hear of it → ich will davon (gar) nichts hören
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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