verb · irregular · intransitive · common

hear of

hear of · hears of · heard of · hearing of

слышать, слыхать, слыхивать

To become aware of through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experienceTo become aware of (a subject, person) through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience.

» Have you ever heard of it?

Ты когда-нибудь об этом слышал?

Вы когда-нибудь об этом слышали?

Ти колись про це чув?

Ти колись про це чула?

Meaning

2 senses

To become aware of (a subject, person) through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience.
I first heard of the Electra complex when I was studying psychology.
Who is Tamara Williams? I've never heard of her.
слыха́тьslyxátʹ, слы́хиватьslýxivatʹ, слы́шатьslýšatʹ
(usually)To permit or tolerate.

Examples

747 sentences

Have you ever heard of it?
Ти колись про це чув? — deniko
ruТы когда-нибудь об этом слышал? — marafon
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Haven't you ever heard of Boston?
Хіба ти ніколи не чув про Бостон? — deniko
ruТы никогда не слышал о Бостоне? — marafon
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He has not been heard of since.
Після того про нього не чули. — deniko
ruС тех пор о нём ничего не было слышно. — marafon
deMan hat seitdem nichts mehr von ihm gehört. — Zaghawa
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Nobody has heard of it but me.
Ніхто про це не чув, окрім мене. — deniko
ruКроме меня, никто об этом ничего не слышал. — marafon
deAußer mir hat niemand davon gehört. — Wolf
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You've never heard of me, have you?
Ти про мене ніколи не чув, чи не так? — deniko
ruТы никогда обо мне не слышал, не так ли? — odexed
deDu hast von mir noch nie gehört, oder? — kumakyoo
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

become aware of:

Forms

hears of, hearing of, heard of, heard of

Base form	hear of · to hear of
3rd person singular	hears of
Present participle	hearing of
Past simple	heard of
Past participle	heard of

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	hear of
he, she, it	hears of

Past simpleLesson

all persons

heard of

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have heard of
he, she, it	has heard of

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will hear of

Word family

1 related words

Relatedhear from

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle