To hear from



Example: They hear from friends often

Definition


"To hear from" means to receive communication or news from someone, usually through conversation, messages, or letters. For example, when people say "They hear from friends often," it implies regular updates or contact from those friends.

Translations


  • recibir noticias de
  • horen van
  • rebre notícies de
  • avoir des nouvelles de
  • von hören

Etymology


The phrase "to hear from" combines the verb "hear," from Old English "hieran," meaning to perceive sound, with the preposition "from," indicating the source of communication. It evolved naturally in English to express receiving messages or information originating from someone else.