1) Auditioned 2) Became aware of 3) Been told 4) Caught some waves 5) Caught wind of 6) Caught word of 7) Detected 8) Detected by ear 9) Detected sound 10) Examined judicially 11) Exclusively Saxon word 12) Exclusively Anglo word 13) Found out 14) Gave audience to 15) Got by word of mouth 16) Got from the grapevine 1) Aural 2) Detected 3) Gotword 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Hear • imp. & p. p. of Hear.
Heard (hẽrd), imperfect & past participle of Hear . 
[adj] - detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
adjective detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; `a conversation heard through the wall`