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Meaning of hear tell | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To hear it said.

UK, US, dialectal

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.

See also

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