hear of

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to have knowledge that someone or something exists

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   hear of someone/something

   Usage: Put the known person or thing after of: hear of an author, hear of her. This sense concerns awareness of existence rather than necessarily receiving detailed news.

   I'd never heard of that novelist until my professor mentioned him.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   I'd never heard of that novelist until my professor mentioned him.

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