"--- melodies are sweet" (Keats)

• Listened to
• Took in a lecture
• Caught word of
• Attended to
• Got wind (of)
• Attended to large group during speeches
• Caught - picked up

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
adj. detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a conversation heard through the wall"