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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And yet, few outside of tech and finance have heard of it.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Maybe the other labs in the spinoff have heard of Eleven — or, at the very least, Dungeons and Dragons.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
In May, 1978, long after the first unrest in Qom, Farah seemed not to have even heard of the ayatollah who was fomenting rebellion from Iraq.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Everyone has heard of Monet, Degas, Renoir, Sisley and Pissarro.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Maybe the other labs in the spinoff have heard of Eleven — or, at the very least, Dungeons and Dragons.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
In May, 1978, long after the first unrest in Qom, Farah seemed not to have even heard of the ayatollah who was fomenting rebellion from Iraq.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Everyone has heard of Monet, Degas, Renoir, Sisley and Pissarro.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Hear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20of. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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