"hear on the grapevine" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-hear on the grapevine.ogg Forms: hears on the grapevine [present, singular, third-person], hearing on the grapevine [participle, present], heard on the grapevine [participle, past], heard on the grapevine [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hear<,,heard> on the grapevine}} hear on the grapevine (third-person singular simple present hears on the grapevine, present participle hearing on the grapevine, simple past and past participle heard on the grapevine)
  1. (transitive, informal) To hear as rumor; to learn through friends of friends, etc. Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: hear through the grapevine
    Sense id: en-hear_on_the_grapevine-en-verb-Dp34O3y5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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