to hear

Examples

• All

• We are all looking forward to hearing from President Santos.

• I look forward to hearing from you soon regarding the job application.

• I want as many people to hear all of this as possible.

• I just really need to hear from my daughter.

  What Happens Later (2023)

• The next time you gentlemen hear from us, it will be through our lawyer.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I'll let you know the second I hear anything.

  Elemental (2023)

• We just don't hear from those people enough.

  Lex Fridman

• I haven't heard from you or seen you in a year.

  Thunderbolts* (2025)

• Mr. Donaldson, we'd like to hear from you.

  Joey & Rex Save the Church (2022)

• She was excited to hear about the news from her best friend.

Idioms

H

to hear the end of it

• Informal

8 8.1

To be told again and again about something you did wrong in an angry way

N

to never hear the end of it

• Informal

4 7.4

To have other people keep talking about something embarrassing or annoying

H

to hear the grass grow

• Informal

1 9.9

A very quiet place where even the smallest sounds seem noticeable

L

long time no hear

• Informal

8.4

An informal greeting used when you have not had news from someone for a long time

H

to hear from the other side

5.1

To listen to people with the opposite view before deciding

Phrasal Verbs

H

to hear out

• Informal

92 3.2

Listen to someone until they finish speaking

H

to hear me out

• Informal

86 4.4

Listen to someone until they finish speaking

H

to hear voices

• Specialized

40 8.4

To hear people talking when no one is there

B

to barely hear

20 3.6

To be able to just catch a voice or sound with difficulty

H

to hear things

5 8.8

To notice sounds or voices that are not there

How Direct

to notify

• Formal

367 3.1

to contact

∞ 2.5

to message

• Texting

26 2.3

to hear

∞ 1.0

to overhear

175 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology