hear of

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heer uhv, ov]
- /hɪər ʌv, ɒv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heer uhv, ov]
- /hɪər ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of hear of words

verb with object hear of to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell? 1
verb with object hear of to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news. 1
verb with object hear of to listen to; give or pay attention to: They refused to hear our side of the argument. 1
verb with object hear of to be among the audience at or of (something): to hear a recital. 1
verb with object hear of to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly: to hear a case. 1
verb with object hear of to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone): to hear the defendant. 1

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Origin of hear of

First appearance:

before 950

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 950; Middle English heren, Old English hēran, hīeran; cognate with Dutch horen, German hören, Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan; perhaps akin to Greek akoúein (see acoustic)

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Parts of speech for Hear of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hear of

hear of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".

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Synonyms for hear of

verb hear of

discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
know — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.

All 2 Synonyms of hear of