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hear from sb

Phrasal Verb with hear
 
 
/hɪər/ verb (past tense and past participle heard)

Definition

to receive a letter, telephone call, or other message from someone: Have you heard from Sue recently?
(Definition of hear from sb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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