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hear on the grapevine

hear on the grapevine verb: to hear as rumor; to learn through friends of friends, etc.

Verb

hear on the grapevine (third-person singular simple present hears on the grapevine, present participle hearing on the grapevine, simple past and past participle heard on the grapevine)

  1. (informal, transitive) To hear as rumor; to learn through friends of friends, etc.
    • I heard on the office grapevine that you’re leaving us.
    • '[…] But most of me mad dad's crew took off to American from what I can make out' - he's talking too much, he has to stop - 'from what I hear on the family grapevine, that's where they went, New York, their loss as far as I'm concerned, don't know what they're missing, eh? […]'1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, paperback edition, Virago Press, page 124

hear on the grapevine meaning in Bengali

hear on the grapevine in Bengali

গুজব হিসেবে শোনা

Synonyms of hear on the grapevine

Forms of hear on the grapevine

third-person singular presenthears on the grapevine
present participlehearing on the grapevine
past participleheard on the grapevine
pastheard on the grapevine

Origin of hear on the grapevine

See hear through the grapevine.

Questions about hear on the grapevine

What does hear on the grapevine mean?
Hear on the grapevine means to hear as rumor; to learn through friends of friends, etc.
What is hear on the grapevine in Bengali?
Hear on the grapevine in Bengali is গুজব হিসেবে শোনা. See Hear on the grapevine meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is hear on the grapevine?
Hear on the grapevine is a verb.
What is the past tense of hear on the grapevine?
The past tense of hear on the grapevine is heard on the grapevine.

Words near hear on the grapevine in the dictionary

  1. hear both sides
  2. hear from
  3. hear me out
  4. hear me outs
  5. hear of
  6. hear on the grapevine
  7. hear oneself think
  8. hear out
  9. hear tell
  10. hear the end of it
  11. hear the grass grow

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