Noun

das Hörensagen

hearsay; report; that which one has heard from others

C1 rank #11,454

Meanings

Noun

hearsay; report; that which one has heard from others

In a sentence

Ich kann mich in dieser Sache nicht aufs Hörensagen verlassen.

I can't rely on hearsay in this matter.

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Forms

das Hörensagen · no common plural

Hörensagen is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #11,454 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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