hear from

phrasal verb

heard from; hearing from; hears from

: to receive a letter, a telephone call, etc., from (someone)

We heard from them yesterday.

I haven't heard from her lately.

I haven't heard anything from her lately.

Examples of hear from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mountaineering rangers from Denali National Park and Preserve found the climber at 17,000 feet of elevation on the mountain's West Buttress route after being contacted by a family member that had not heard from the climber for several days, according to a release from the park. —

Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 Trump's own words Though Trump might not testify during the trial, jurors heard from the former president as prosecutors highlighted quotes from his books and statements made during his campaign rallies. —

Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 20 May 2024 And jurors heard from Keith Davidson, the lawyer who negotiated the nondisclosure agreements and settlement payments for Daniels and former Playboy playmate Karen McDougal. —

Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 May 2024 The New York Times would like to hear from readers who want to share messages and materials with our journalists. —

Christopher Damien, New York Times, 18 May 2024 But because the jurors didn’t ask to hear from the witnesses who were on a list supplied by Baldwin’s lawyers, several key figures in the tragedy, including film director Joel Souza, property master Sarah Zachry and assistant director David Halls, were not called to testify. —

Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024 Jurors also heard from a prosecution paralegal, Georgia Longstreet, who doubled as a witness, guiding the courtroom through texts between Dylan Howard, the onetime editor of The National Enquirer, and Gina Rodriguez, Ms. Daniels’s manager in 2016. —

Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 10 May 2024 Update: Leawood police have heard from 230 Hereford House customers as of 2:30 p.m. Thursday. —

Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024 The Rooms With 198 rooms, tropical landscapes surround all, and the sounds of wildlife can be heard from private balconies. —

Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'hear from.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.