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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The goal from the beginning was to hear from Selena herself.
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Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Smith's father filed a missing persons report after not hearing from his daughter by phone, The Middlebury Campus, the school’s student newspaper, reported.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
She's even heard from some couples who have been able to use the data to strengthen their relationships.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Pizzi has heard from parents of kids in other football leagues who are envious of the changes that Riverdale has made, wishing their school would do the same.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Smith's father filed a missing persons report after not hearing from his daughter by phone, The Middlebury Campus, the school’s student newspaper, reported.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
She's even heard from some couples who have been able to use the data to strengthen their relationships.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Pizzi has heard from parents of kids in other football leagues who are envious of the changes that Riverdale has made, wishing their school would do the same.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Hear from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20from. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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