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Meaning of hear tell | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To hear it said.

UK, US, dialectal

Equivalents

Tiếng Việt nghe nói

Examples

“I've heard tell⟳ that there used to be highwaymen in this part of the country.”
“Listen⟳ closely, we, the Gardanes, heard tell⟳ of the glory of the nation-kings, how those nobles performed deeds of valor!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hear the end of it hear the grass grow hear the last of hear things hear through the grapevine hear voices

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