hear of
Third Person
hears of
Present Participle
hearing of
Past Tense
heard of
Past Participle
heard of
1
to know about somebody or something because one has received information or news about them
transitive
- Have you heard of the recent company merger?It's making headlines.
- This is the first I've heard of your plans to travel the world; it sounds amazing.
- The last I heard of him, he had moved to New York and started a new job.
- I was shocked to hear of their breakup; they seemed so happy together.
- I never heard of such a thing.
2
(usually negative) to allow or tolerate something one typically disagrees with or believes to be unacceptable
transitive
- I won't hear of you dropping out of school.You need to finish your education.
- He wouldn't hear of canceling the event, despite the bad weather.
- The company won't hear of giving employees a raise this year.They say it's not in the budget.
- I can't believe he's thinking about going on that dangerous adventure.I won't hear of it; it's too risky.
- She won't hear of any criticism of her best friend.