Got the oral message

• Picked up via gossip
• Auditioned
• Gave attention to
• Downloaded some tracks from, say
• Became aware of
• Took testimony from
• Got to know (of)

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

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 ...

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