perceive, catch, get, make out, take in, apprehend, discern;
overhear;
listen to, attend to, give ear to.
2 they heard that I had moved:
be informed, be told, find out, discover, learn, gather, glean, ascertain, get word, be made aware, be given to understand, hear tell, get wind, pick up.
▷antonyms be unaware.
3 an all-woman jury heard the case:
try, judge, sit in judgment on;
adjudicate (on), adjudge, pass judgment on, give a ruling on.