get wind of

get wind of

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [get noun wind, literary wahynd uhv, ov]
- /gɛt noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd ʌv, ɒv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [get noun wind, literary wahynd uhv, ov]
- /gɛt noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of get wind of words

transitive verb get wind of hear rumours of 1
verb get wind of (Idiomatic) VT To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret. 0

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Parts of speech for Get wind of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Get wind of

get wind of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for get wind of

verb get wind of

unearth — to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
locate — to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
notice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
detect — To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation.
reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.

All 74 Synonyms of get wind of

Antonyms for get wind of

verb get wind of

ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.

All 17 Antonyms of get wind of

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