hear tell
To hear it saidTo hear it said.
» I hear tell you're going to get married.
Я слышал, ты собираешься жениться. — odexed
Я слышал, ты собираешься замуж. — marafon
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3 sentencesI hear tell you're going to get married.
ruЯ слышал, ты собираешься жениться. — odexed
I've heard tell that you don't eat meat.
I heard tell that you collect stamps too.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, US, dialectal)To hear it said.
I've heard tell that there used to be highwaymen in this part of the country.
Listen closely, we, the Gardanes, heard tell of the glory of the nation-kings, how those nobles performed deeds of valor!
Forms
hears tell, hearing tell, heard tell, heard tellirregular · Lesson
| Base form | hear tell · to hear tell |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hears tell |
| Present participle | hearing tell |
| Past simple | heard tell |
| Past participle | heard tell |
Tenses
hear tell · heard tell · will hear tell · have heard tellPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.