I know it by hearsay.
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Hearsay
//ˈhɪəseɪ//
Synonyms for "hearsay" (98 found)
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Closest matches (20)
Strong matches (29)
Related words (49)
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16 entriessimilar
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77 translations across 29 languages.
Bikol Central
1 entries- huring-huding noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Bulgarian
2 entries- мълва́ noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- слух noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 傳聞 /传闻 noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- 傳聞證據 /传闻证据 noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
- 流言 noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- 風聞 /风闻 noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Czech
4 entries- doslech noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- klep noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- pověsti noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- zvěst z doslechu noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Dutch
4 entries- de-audituverklaring noun ((law) an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted)
- gerucht noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- testimonium de auditu noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
- van horen zeggen noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Finnish
3 entries- juoru noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- kuulopuhe noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- kuulopuhe noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
French
4 entries- on-dit noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- on-dit noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
- ouï-dire noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- ouï-dire noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
Georgian
4 entries- სხვის სიტყვებზე დამყარებული ჩვენება noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
- ჩვენება სხვისი ნათქვამიდან noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
- ჩვენება სხვისი სიტყვების მიხედვით noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
- ჩვენება, დაფუძნებული გაგონილზე noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
German
3 entries- Gerücht noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- Hörensagen noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- Hörensagen noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
Hungarian
2 entries- hallomás noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- mendemonda noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Irish
2 entries- scéal scéil noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- scéal scéil noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
Italian
4 entries- diceria noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- pettegolezzo noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- sentita persona noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
- sentito dire noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Japanese
3 entries- うわさ noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- 伝聞 noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- 伝聞証拠 noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
Korean
3 entries- 소문 noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- 전문 noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- 전문증거 noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
Latin
2 entries- audītiō noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- rūmor noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Macedonian
2 entries- гла́сина noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- слух noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Māori
1 entries- tūtara noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Navajo
1 entries- jiní jiní noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- rykte noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تواتر noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Persian
1 entries- شنیده noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Polish
3 entries- plotka noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- pogłoska noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- pogłoska noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
Portuguese
4 entries- boato noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- diz que diz noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- diz que diz que noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- testemunho de ouvidos noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
Russian
4 entries- информа́ция из вторы́х рук noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- молва́ noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- показа́ния с чужи́х слов noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
- слух noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- fathann noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Spanish
4 entries- evidencia por oídas noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
- habladuría noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- habladurías noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- pruebas de oídas noun ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge)
Swedish
1 entries- hörsägen noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Tagalog
2 entries- kuwentong-barbero noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
- sabi-sabi noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Welsh
1 entries- achlust noun (information that was heard by one person about another)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
There are various expressions that indicate something is hearsay.
Source: tatoeba (504809)
Humble and not imaginative, Justin only knew evil through hearsay.
Source: tatoeba (1723231)
It's hearsay.
Source: tatoeba (2251970)
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