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

Recent Examples on the Web Many people might not have heard of this small village or the larger region of Nagorno-Karabakh, but anyone who watches this film will get a real sense of those places. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024 Everybody’s heard of a Brush Hog or a Game Hog or a lizard. Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 21 Mar. 2024 Republicans are already jockeying for consideration March 16, 2023 Never heard of her, gentle readers? Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 Persistent depressive disorder is underdiagnosed, and many who suffer from it have never heard of it. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024 And that was the last Hollywood had heard of Carano — yet another cautionary casualty of the culture wars. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024 Most people The Enquirer asked while traveling around the district didn't know about the race, had never heard of the candidates or just didn't want to talk about the race. The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024 Even many film buffs have never heard of Lillian St. Cyr. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024 Bay Area residents Susan Chew and Rose Fua had never heard of the restaurant before it was written up in the San Francisco Chronicle last month, despite the first-generation Chew’s constant search for Chinese food while attending UC Davis’ veterinary school in the 1980s. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024

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“Hear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20of. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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