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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That night the board heard from 21 speakers in support of offering the class, many of them students advocating for a more diverse and inclusive curriculum for their peers.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Jihyo’s natural vocals could be heard from the 100s.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The nine actual members of the Wu Tang Clan collective weren’t interviewed for the project, and are only heard from in archival interviews, although the RZA was on-boarded as an executive producer.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, Wall Street will hear from Honeywell, one of the industrial stocks that have been on a roll lately.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Jihyo’s natural vocals could be heard from the 100s.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The nine actual members of the Wu Tang Clan collective weren’t interviewed for the project, and are only heard from in archival interviews, although the RZA was on-boarded as an executive producer.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, Wall Street will hear from Honeywell, one of the industrial stocks that have been on a roll lately.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Hear from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20from. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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