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Definition hear from in American English

hear from phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

if you hear from someone, they write to you, phone you, email you, etc.

Example

It's years since I heard from Jill.

Example

The police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the accident.

Synonyms and related words
hear from maintain contact
2

to listen to someone who is speaking about a particular thing

Example

The Commission heard from over thirty witnesses.

Example

Next we'll hear from a listener in St. Paul.

Synonyms and related words
listen hear out hear from
3

used for saying that you will be angry with someone, and you will tell them this

Example

He'd better apologize to you or he'll be hearing from me.

Synonyms and related words
watch it or else if someone isn’t careful
Definition hear from in American English