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"text": "I first heard of the Electra complex when I was studying psychology."
},
{
"text": "Sorry buddy, I've never heard of you."
},
{
"ref": "1965, Frank Herbert, “Book Three: The Prophet”, in Dune (Science Fiction), New York: Ace Books, →OCLC, page 402",
"text": "It came from the southeast, a distant hissing, a sandwhisper. Presently he saw the faraway outline of the creature’s track against the dawnlight and realized he had never before seen a maker this large, never heard of one this size. It appeared to be more than half a league long, and the rise of the sandwave at its cresting head was like the approach of a mountain.\nThis is nothing I have seen by vision or in life, Paul cautioned himself.",
"type": "quotation"
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"To become aware of (a subject, person) through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "samiʕa bi-",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "سَمِعَ بِـ"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "聽過"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tīngguò",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "听过"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "聽說過"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tīngshuōguò",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "听说过"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "kuulla"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "entendre parler de"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "écho akoustá",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "έχω ακουστά"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "sentire parlare"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "ouvir falar (de)"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slyxátʹ",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "слыха́ть"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slýxivatʹ",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "слы́хивать"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "oír hablar de"
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{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "duymak"
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"ref": "1966, Margaret Laurence, A Jest of God",
"text": "“The furniture – whatever could we possibly do about all this furniture? I refuse to sell it, Rachel. I won't hear of it.”",
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"To permit or tolerate."
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"word": "hear of"
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{
"text": "I first heard of the Electra complex when I was studying psychology."
},
{
"text": "Sorry buddy, I've never heard of you."
},
{
"ref": "1965, Frank Herbert, “Book Three: The Prophet”, in Dune (Science Fiction), New York: Ace Books, →OCLC, page 402",
"text": "It came from the southeast, a distant hissing, a sandwhisper. Presently he saw the faraway outline of the creature’s track against the dawnlight and realized he had never before seen a maker this large, never heard of one this size. It appeared to be more than half a league long, and the rise of the sandwave at its cresting head was like the approach of a mountain.\nThis is nothing I have seen by vision or in life, Paul cautioned himself.",
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],
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[
"aware",
"aware"
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"ref": "1966, Margaret Laurence, A Jest of God",
"text": "“The furniture – whatever could we possibly do about all this furniture? I refuse to sell it, Rachel. I won't hear of it.”",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To permit or tolerate."
],
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"permit"
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[
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"tolerate"
]
],
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"(with \"won't\", \"will not\", \"wouldn't\", etc.) To permit or tolerate."
],
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"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "samiʕa bi-",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "سَمِعَ بِـ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "聽過"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tīngguò",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "听过"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "聽說過"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tīngshuōguò",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "听说过"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "kuulla"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "entendre parler de"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "écho akoustá",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "έχω ακουστά"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "sentire parlare"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "ouvir falar (de)"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slyxátʹ",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "слыха́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slýxivatʹ",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "слы́хивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slýšatʹ",
"sense": "become aware of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "слы́шать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "oír hablar de"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "become aware of",
"word": "duymak"
}
],
"word": "hear of"
}
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