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.
Examples of hear of in a Sentence
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Surrounded by spies, at odds with his colleagues, forced to proceed by stealth in a second language and an unfamiliar culture, Franklin had difficulties enough without having to hear of his son’s Loyalist activities.
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Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Proximity to several universities has filled the area with used book stores, cheap restaurants, and coffee shops that were ancient before anyone ever heard of Starbucks.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
The note-taking app that once defined its category is receiving its first major update since being acquired by a company that many of its users had never heard of at the time.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
In a subsequent phone call with a detective in South Carolina, Jackson was stunned to hear of one particular similarity between his case and theirs.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Proximity to several universities has filled the area with used book stores, cheap restaurants, and coffee shops that were ancient before anyone ever heard of Starbucks.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
The note-taking app that once defined its category is receiving its first major update since being acquired by a company that many of its users had never heard of at the time.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
In a subsequent phone call with a detective in South Carolina, Jackson was stunned to hear of one particular similarity between his case and theirs.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Hear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20of. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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