transitive. To learn or get to know by hearing; to receive or obtain as information; to be told; to be informed of.

Passing into the sense: To become aware of, gain knowledge of, get or come to know; to find out… transitive with simple object, or in passive.

transitive. To receive knowledge of; to learn, find out; (now) spec. to have learned (something) from a specified source. Frequently with it as…

transitive. To acquire knowledge of (a fact); to become acquainted with or informed of (something); to hear of, ascertain. Also with object clause.

(a) To occupy oneself with; to investigate. Also with of. Obsolete. (b) To get knowledge of. Obsolete.

transitive. To be the recipient of (words, information, etc.) through hearing or listening to another; to hear. Frequently in imperative with the…

transitive. To be the recipient of or obtain (an idea, a piece of news, information, etc.) by communication from another; to learn, ascertain from…

transitive. To hear of.

transitive. To share in (information, news, etc.); to be informed of, be made acquainted with. Obsolete.

transitive. To learn, ascertain.

transitive. To bring news or information to (a person); to inform.

to get wind of: to receive information or a hint of, to come to know (cf. 4). Also with clause. Hence, in later use, wind = a hint or slight…

transitive. To receive and remember (a lesson, idea, impression, etc.) from a given source or experience. Also: to infer, deduce, or conclude that…