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hear sb out
to listen to someone until they have said everything they want to say
• At least hear me out before making up your mind., hear of sb/sth
If you have heard of someone or something, you know that that person or thing exists
• I'd never heard of him before he won the prize.
• It's a tiny country that most people have never heard of., hear sth of sb
to receive news about someone
• We haven't heard anything of Jan for months., hear from sb
If you hear from someone, you get a letter or telephone call from them, or they tell you something
• We haven't heard from her for ages.
• You'll be hearing from my solicitors (= They will write to you about my complaint).
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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hear
to know that a sound is being made, using your ears:
• There’s no need to shout – I can hear you! • Voices could be heard in the distance.
listen
to pay attention to something, using your ears:
• I was listening to the news on the car radio. • He never listens to anything I say.
make out
to hear something with difficulty:
• When I got closer, I could make out a human voice. • I could just make out what he was saying.
overhear
to accidentally hear another person’s conversation:
• I overheard her say to her friend that she had lost something.
catch
to hear something that someone says:
• Sorry, I didn’t catch your name. • I caught the last few minutes of the programme.
tune in
to listen to a programme – often used in announcements on the radio:
• Tune in for all the latest news and views from around the world. • Thousands of people tune in to the show every week.
audible
adjective loud enough to be heard:
• Her words were clearly audible. • an audible whisper
Longman-Thesaurus
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verb
listen to:
You hear only the good things.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with HEAR, Also see ANOTHER COUNTY HEARD FROM; HARD OF HEARING; NEVER HEAR THE END OF; NOT HAVE IT (HEAR OF IT); UNHEARD OF.
American Heritage Idioms
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verb be aware of sounds ADV. clearly, well He's getting old and he can't hear very well. | just I could just hear the music in the distance. | distantly Distantly he heard the report of another gun. | aright, correctly ‘Sheep?’ It sounded so unlikely that Julia did not think she could have heard aright. VERB + HEAR can/could Can you hear me clearly at the back? | pretend not to | strain to be told about sth VERB + HEAR be delighted to, be glad to, be gratified to, be pleased to I was delighted to hear about your promotion. | be sorry to I was sorry to hear of your father's death. | be interested to, be surprised to I was surprised to hear that she was married. | want to I told Michael what he wanted to hear. | let sb Let's hear you sing, then. You'd better not let Dad hear you say that. PREP. about I've heard about this sort of thing before. | of On hearing of his plight, the council offered him a home. PHRASES hear little, a lot, nothing, etc. about sth We hear very little about these issues nowadays.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary