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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Officials said Dailey had not been seen or heard from for nearly two days.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The service journalism teams at The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer want to hear from you.
—Evan Moore
december 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025
The jury has heard from 11 witnesses so far.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
However, after two days of delivering the gumbo, the coworkers didn't hear from the elderly man.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The service journalism teams at The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer want to hear from you.
—Evan Moore
december 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025
The jury has heard from 11 witnesses so far.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
However, after two days of delivering the gumbo, the coworkers didn't hear from the elderly man.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Hear from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20from. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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