to get wind

Examples

• All

• The police want to keep everything quiet so the press doesn't get wind of anything.

  Lake Placid (1999)

• I think someone got wind that you had contacted me and they took you out.

  John Dies at the End (2013)

• Either of them get wind of what we're up to.

  Rage of the Yeti (2011)

• Oh, that or one of the other teams got wind of our delivery and decided to help themselves.

  Jack Ensch: Hanoi Hilton POW (2016)

• I wanted to tell you my side of the story before you got wind of things.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Someone from downtown got wind of it.

  Above the Law (1988)

• Whether or not Edgar ever got wind of what she was up to was never made clear.

  Fiction book (1990)

• We'd better find the source before D.C. gets wind of this.

  Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

• If the press or authorities get wind of this, the kidnappers might panic.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The media got wind of the story and labeled these mystery objects flying saucers or flying disks.

  Aliens at the Pentagon (2018)

Synonyms

S

to see

vsto get wind

∞ 1.0

To understand what something means

refers specifically to hearing about or becoming aware through indirect means

H

to hear

vsto get wind

∞ 1.0

Find out about something often by chance

is specifically about hearing or learning through informal, nonofficial routes

F

to find out

vsto get wind

∞ 2.1

To learn something you did not know, often by searching or asking

leans more on informal hearing rather than deliberate investigation

L

to learn

vsto get wind

∞ 1.0

Find out about something often by chance

stresses becoming aware through informal or accidental channels rather than study

D

to discover

vsto get wind

∞ 1.0

To find out about something for the first time, often by chance

highlights hearing about things indirectly rather than a formal discovery process

P

to pick up

vsto get wind

∞ 2.6

To learn or notice something often by chance

focuses on getting informal or unofficial information rather than careful learning

P

to pick up on

vsto get wind

142 3.9

To notice something that is not obvious

is more about receiving informal news rather than actively detecting subtle signs

G

to get the memo

vsto get wind

• Informal

14 7.1

To learn about a rule others already know and follow it

is used for learning news informally or through unofficial channels rather than official notice

C

to catch wind of

vsto get wind

• Informal

7 5.4

Hear about something from other people before official news

is about hearing something by chance or through unofficial means

G

to get wise

vsto get wind

7 7.0

To understand someone tricked you and become more careful

is about hearing or becoming aware, usually by chance rather than sudden insight

Antonyms

U

unaware

175 2.9

Not knowing that something is happening or true

How Informed

to find out

∞ 2.1

to get wind

31 5.8

to hear

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology