English-German translations for hear of

• erfahren
  Meistens sind es nur die ganz dramatischen Fälle, die sie überhaupt erfahren. They usually only ever hear of the dramatic cases.
  Wöchentlich erfahren wir von weiteren Morden an Polizisten und der Zivilbevölkerung. Every week we hear of more police officers and civilians murdered.
  Er lebt in einer solchen Isolation, dass er von der heutigen Debatte wahrscheinlich nie erfahren wird. He is so isolated he probably will never hear of the debate here today.

Definition of hear of

• To become aware of through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience
• To permit or tolerate

Examples

• I first heard of the Electra complex when I was studying psychology.
• Sorry buddy, Ive never heard of you.

Related words

• unheard of
• heart of hearts
• heart of gold
• heart of glass
• heart of palm
• heart of stone
• hearing of witnesses
• after due hearing of the parties
• of hearts