Was told

• "___ melodies are sweet": Keats
• Learnt (of)
• Detected, as a group of animals will be here
• Listened to
• Caught wind of
• Got word of
• Picked up via gossip
• Presided over, as a case
• "So I ___!"

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