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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For some decisions, such as rezoning, a body is required to host a meeting with ample advance notice to hear from the public.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
The service journalism teams at The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer want to hear from you.
—Evan Moore
december 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
Having not heard from him by Christmas Day, his family filed a missing persons report.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Without question the most important voices are yet to be heard from, and won’t be until after the New Year with all the guilds, BAFTA, and then finally Academy.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
The service journalism teams at The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer want to hear from you.
—Evan Moore
december 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
Having not heard from him by Christmas Day, his family filed a missing persons report.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Without question the most important voices are yet to be heard from, and won’t be until after the New Year with all the guilds, BAFTA, and then finally Academy.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Hear from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20from. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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