hear from

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.

Examples of hear from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Johnson County commissioners took a hard stance in May, saying data centers weren’t welcome after hearing from worried constituents. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026

After hearing from Californians, Hilton noted, CPUC had concluded that AT&T had not shown there were reliable replacements that could serve as a safety net for some communities. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Rhonda Evans, executive director for the Connecticut Association for Community Action, added that regional action agencies also are hearing from people seeking job training to regain or preserve their human services benefits. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

And in the run-up to the war in Iran, there was no chance to hear from the generals and admirals who would lead that war. — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for hear from

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum