Gave audience to

• Examined judicially
• Learned via the grapevine
• Made some sound judgment?
• Learned of
• Took heed
• Gossiper's word
• Rumored
• Detected sound

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Heard \Heard\ (h[~e]rd), imp. & p. p. of Hear .

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 ...