Phrase guide

get wind of

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 風聞 /风闻 (fēngwén) — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Danish: få nys om — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Danish: få færten af — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Danish: komme under vejr med — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Finnish: saada vihiä — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Finnish: päästä jyvälle — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Finnish: ei olla hajuakaan — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • French: avoir vent de — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • German: von etwas Wind bekommen — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Greek: παίρνω χαμπάρι (paírno champári) — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Greek: παίρνω είδηση (paírno eídisi) — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Japanese: 嗅ぎ付ける (kagitsukeru) — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Japanese: 聞きこむ (kikikomu) — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Polish: wietrzyć — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Polish: zwietrzyć — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Russian: проню́хивать (pronjúxivatʹ) — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Russian: проню́хать (pronjúxatʹ) — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Russian: чу́ять (čújatʹ) — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Russian: почу́ять (počújatʹ) — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential
  • Swedish: få nys om — To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential