hear the last of

A form of see the last of — To stop seeing or encountering a person or thing.

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Meanings

verbhear the last of (third-person singular simple present hears the last of, present participle hearing the last of, simple past and past participle heard the last of)

present singular third person hears the last of · participle present hearing the last of · participle past heard the last of · past heard the last of

  1. alternativeAlternative form of see the last of.

    You’ve heard the last of Matthew and Otto – at least as Atlantic storm names.

    2017 March 27, “World Meteorological Organization retires storm names Matthew and Otto”, in NOAA
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APA

hear the last of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hear%20the%20last%20of

MLA

“hear the last of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hear%20the%20last%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hear the last of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hear%20the%20last%20of.

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