hear about



hear about someone or something

to learn about someone or something. (Not necessarily by hearing.) Have you heard about Tom and what happened to him? I heard about the accident.
See also: hear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÅKeAW-keSwedish
SylviSUYL-vee (Finnish)Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
Dacianadah-CHYAHN-ahRomanian
RusselRUS-əlEnglish
Virgilius-Late Roman
Eleftherios-Greek