hear of

phrase

1

: to be aware of the existence of

I've never heard of him.

2

: to entertain the idea

—used in the negative

wouldn't hear of it

Examples of hear of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New survey data from the Annenberg Public Policy Center show about two-thirds (66%) of Americans have never heard of kratom. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026

The pope is, among many other things, an American baby boomer who, earlier this summer, referenced in a footnote in a treatise on peace a Dylan lyric so obscure that not even Padgett had ever heard of it. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026

When George was growing up in Malvern in the late 1950s and '60s, nobody had heard of autism. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Nigella tasks them with making a Karpatka, a Polish dessert that no one has ever heard of. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for hear of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove