hear fromsomeone
phrasal verbwithhearverbuk/hɪər/us/hɪr/heard|heard
B1
If youhearfrom someone, you get aletter,email, orphonecallfrom thatperson, or thatpersontellsyou something:
We haven'theardfrom her forages.
You'll behearingfrom mysolicitors(= they will write to you about mycomplaint).
- If you don'thearfrom thebuildersthisweek, makesureyouchasethem up.
- Do youhearfrom Samantha much thesedays?
- We're stillwaitingtohearfrom thebankaboutourmortgage.
- Have youheardfrom Steverecently?
- Wait until youhearfrom thebossbefore making adecision.
Communicating & keeping in touch
- backchannel
- bell
- call back
- callsomeoneup
- catchup
- communication
- communicator
- correspond
- drop
- hear
- liaison
- mute
- pick up the phoneidiom
- propagation
- radio silence
- rapporteur
- reach out (tosomeone)
- recontact
- touch
- transmit