HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › hear through the grapevine
← Back to search

Meaning of hear through the grapevine | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To hear rumors; to learn through hearsay.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch die Nachricht sprach sich herum durch die Buschtrommel hören durch die Buschtrommeln hören ich hab so was läuten hören über die Buschtrommel hören über die Buschtrommeln hören über die Urwaldtrommel hören
Español enterarse por radio macuto oír decir
Svenska höra via djungeltrumman

Examples

“I heard through the grapevine that she likes him.”
“I heard it through the grapevine / Not much longer would you be mine”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See all C2 English words →

See also

hear voices heard heard from heard of heard oneself think heard out

Learn this word in context

See hear through the grapevine used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free