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hearsay

(hɪəʳseɪ)

uncountable noun

Hearsay is information which you have been told but do not know to be true.

Much of what was reported to them was hearsay.

Rumour, myth and hearsay obscure the truth after months of bloodshed.

Synonyms: rumour, talk, gossip, report More Synonyms of hearsay

hearsay in British English

(ˈhɪəˌseɪ)

noun

gossip; rumour

hearsay in American English

(ˈhɪrˌseɪ)

noun

something one has heard but does not know to be true; rumor; gossip

adjective

based on hearsay

Word origin

< phrase to hear say, parallel to Ger hörensagen

Examples of 'hearsay' in a sentence
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It would permit hearsay evidence if deemed reliable.In the present case almost all the hearsay evidence derived directly from the complainant.He was obsessively secretive, and most of what we know about him is gossip or hearsay.Choose carefully who you talk to and don't get involved in gossip and hearsay.He was obsessively secretive, and most of what has come down to us about him is gossip or hearsay.Because at the end of the day it was all conjecture, hearsay, alleged gossip.Get to the bottom of a problem by going straight to the source - you've no time to sift through gossip and hearsay.

(noun) in the sense of rumour

Definition

gossip or rumour

Much of what was reported to them was hearsay.

Synonyms

rumour

There's a strange rumour going around.

talk

There has been a lot of talk about my fancy new job.

gossip

There has been a lot of gossip about the reasons for his absence.

a magazine packed with celebrity gossip

report

According to report, she made an impact at the party.

buzz

The buzz is that she knows something.

dirt (slang)

Both parties use computers to dig up dirt on their opponents.

goss (informal)

word of mouth

tittle-tattle

tittle-tattle about the private lives of celebrities

talk of the town

scuttlebutt (slang, mainly US)

idle talk

mere talk

on dit (French)

Seerumour

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hearing
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heart and soul
heart-rending

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单词	hearsay
释义	Trends of hearsay View usage for: hearsay (hɪəʳseɪ) uncountable noun Hearsay is information which you have been told but do not know to be true. Much of what was reported to them was hearsay. Rumour, myth and hearsay obscure the truth after months of bloodshed. Synonyms: rumour, talk, gossip, report More Synonyms of hearsay hearsay in British English (ˈhɪəˌseɪ) noun gossip; rumour hearsay in American English (ˈhɪrˌseɪ) noun 1. something one has heard but does not know to be true; rumor; gossip adjective 2. based on hearsay Word origin < phrase to hear say, parallel to Ger hörensagen Examples of 'hearsay' in a sentence hearsay It would permit hearsay evidence if deemed reliable. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In the present case almost all the hearsay evidence derived directly from the complainant. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He was obsessively secretive, and most of what we know about him is gossip or hearsay. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Choose carefully who you talk to and don't get involved in gossip and hearsay. The Sun (2015) He was obsessively secretive, and most of what has come down to us about him is gossip or hearsay. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Because at the end of the day it was all conjecture, hearsay, alleged gossip. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Get to the bottom of a problem by going straight to the source - you've no time to sift through gossip and hearsay. The Sun (2015) (noun) in the sense of rumour Definition gossip or rumour Much of what was reported to them was hearsay. Synonyms rumour There's a strange rumour going around. talk There has been a lot of talk about my fancy new job. gossip There has been a lot of gossip about the reasons for his absence. a magazine packed with celebrity gossip report According to report, she made an impact at the party. buzz The buzz is that she knows something. dirt (slang) Both parties use computers to dig up dirt on their opponents. goss (informal) word of mouth tittle-tattle tittle-tattle about the private lives of celebrities talk of the town scuttlebutt (slang, mainly US) idle talk mere talk on dit (French) Seerumour Nearby words of hearsay hear hear something on the grapevine hearing hearsay heart heart and soul heart-rending Synonyms of 'hearsay' hearsay Explore 'hearsay' in the dictionary
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