just heard from her vs just heard about her

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings and contexts. 'Just heard from her' implies that you have received communication directly from her, while 'just heard about her' means that you have learned information or news concerning her from a third party.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 757 views

just heard from her

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate receiving communication directly from someone.

This phrase is used when you want to convey that you have recently received a message, call, or any form of communication directly from the person mentioned.

Examples:

I just heard from her that she arrived safely.
I heard from her this morning about the meeting.
Have you heard from her recently?
He heard from her last night about the party.
She heard from him about the job offer.

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Mar 19, 2013 ... Just heard from her. "Found a hiatal hernia and a valve stuck open between my small and large intestine. Fixed those two things through ...
Feb 10, 2015 ... ... community members, perhaps even journalists who I was standing next to surrounding those microphones where we just heard from her two ...
We just heard from her family: "Anna was brought to us at 6:00 AM today!!!!!!! We cannot believe it....she is unharmed, hungry, happy to be home. She was found ...
We had just heard from her about a week ago after a long absence. My thoughts and prayers are with her family. Login to post comments.

Alternatives:

just received a message from her
just got a call from her
just spoke to her
just got an email from her
just had a conversation with her

just heard about her

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate learning information or news concerning someone from a third party.

This phrase is used when you want to convey that you have recently learned something about the person mentioned from someone else, without direct communication with that person.

Examples:

I just heard about her promotion at work.
Have you heard about her new project?
Heard about her accident yesterday?
I heard about her engagement from a friend.
She heard about her illness from a colleague.

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Apr 7, 2015 ... We didn't know the girl, we'd just heard about her, but still it just felt strange to have knowledge of someone's death and just gloss over it like it ...
She left a lasting impression on whoever met her, saw her, or even just heard about her. She meant so much to so many people, and her love spread far in her ...
Aug 21, 2014 ... Mrs. Mallard has only just heard about her husband's death, and yet, through the open window she doesn't see the world stopping with his loss ...
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Alternatives:

just learned about her
just found out about her
just got news about her
just discovered information about her
just received information about her

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just heard from her vs just heard about her