Picked up, in a way

• Got to know (of)
• Been told
• Caught — picked up
• "Have you ___?"
• Took evidence from
• Got wind of
• Sensed one hiding among cattle?
• Was informed of

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (en-past of: hear ) vb. (en-past of: hear )

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hear \Hear\ (h[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heard (h[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hearing .] [OE. heren, AS,. hi['e]ran, h[=y]ran, h[=e]ran; akin to OS. h[=o]rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h[=o]ren, G. h["o]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw. h["o]ra, Dan. hore, ...