Hear-of meaning

I would have paid for that, but you wouldn't hear of it.

He considered taking Vinnie to jail for safekeep­ing, but the petrified man wouldn't hear of it.

I was pained to hear of Rissa's death.

We only hear of two insurrections of the mountain tribes, in 181, when no less than 80,000 Sardinian slaves 2 were brought to Rome by T.

Fortunately he went to no perilous lengths; the worst we hear of is a passion for gaming.