Got the word

• Took in a lecture
• Was informed of
• . . be seen and not ____!
• Was told
• Picked up, in a way
• Gave an audience to

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
past tense and past participle of hear , Old English herde .

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, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: learn , get word , get wind , pick up , find out , get a line , discover ...