overhear

o·ver·hear

 (ō′vər-hîr′)

v. o·ver·heard (-hûrd′), o·ver·hear·ing, o·ver·hears

v.tr.

To hear (speech or someone speaking) without the speaker's awareness or intent.

v.intr.

To hear something without the speaker's awareness or intent.

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o′ver·hear′er n.

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overhear

(ˌəʊvəˈhɪə)

vb, -hears, -hearing or -heard

(tr) to hear (a person, remark, etc) without the knowledge of the speaker

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o•ver•hear

(ˌoʊ vərˈhɪər)

v.t. -heard, -hear•ing.

to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker's intention or knowledge.

[1540–50]

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overhear

Past participle: overheard
Gerund: overhearing

Imperative

overhear

overhear

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

overhear - hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" take in, catch hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense catch, get - perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"

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overhear

verb hear, listen to, eavesdrop on, catch I overheard two doctors discussing my case.

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Translations

يَسْتَرِق السَّمْع

komme til at høreoverhøre

belauschenzufällig hören

entendre par hasard

véletlenül meghall

heyra á tal annarra

origliareudire per caso

nugirsti

nejauši dzirdētnoklausīties

høre tilfeldig

подслушатьподслушивать

slučajno slišati

istemeden dinlemekkulak misafiri olmak

偷听无意中听到的

overhear

[ˌəʊvəˈhɪəʳ] (overheard (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈhɜːd]

A. VT → oír (por casualidad)
I couldn't help overhearing their conversation → no pude evitar oír su conversación
she was overheard complaining → se la oyó quejarse

B. VI be careful, someone might overhear → ten cuidado, alguien podría oírnos

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overhear

[ˌəʊvə^rˈhɪə^r] [overheard] (pt, pp) vt [+ person] → surprendre; [+ things said] → entendre
Judy overheard him telling the children about it → Judy le surprit en train d'en parler aux enfants.
I couldn't help overhearing what you were saying → Je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher d'entendre ce que vous avez dit.
to overhear a conversation → surprendre une conversation

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overhear

pret, ptp <overheard>

vt → zufällig mit anhören, zufällig mitbekommen; we don’t want him to overhear us → wir wollen nicht, dass er uns zuhören kann or dass er mitbekommt, was wir sagen; I overheard them plotting → ich hörte zufällig, wie sie etwas ausheckten; things you overhear in bars → Dinge, die man in Bars so mit anhört or mitbekommt; the other day he was overheard to say that … → neulich hat ihn jemand sagen hören, dass …; he was being overheard → jemand hörte mit

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overhear

[ˌəʊvəˈhɪəʳ] (overheard (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈhɜːd] vt (accidentally) → sentire per caso; (deliberately) → ascoltare
she was overheard complaining → qualcuno l'ha sentita lamentarsi

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overhear

(əuvəˈhiə) – past tense, past participle ˌoverˈheard (-ˈhəːd) – verb

to hear (what one was not intended to hear). She overheard two people talking in the next room. toevallig hoor, afluister يَسْتَرِق السَّمْع дочувам ouvir zaslechnout belauschen, zufällig hören overhøre; komme til at høre ακούω κτ. χωρίς να το θέλω oír por casualidad, acertar a oír pealt kuulma شنیدن kuulla sattumalta entendre לִשמוֹעַ בְּמִקרֶה चुपके से सुनना dočuti véletlenül meghall ikut mendengar heyra (óvart) á tal annarra (sentire per caso) ふと聞く 우연히 듣다 nugirsti nejauši dzirdēt; noklausīties terdengar toevallig horen overhøre, høre tilfeldigpodsłuchać اوريدل ouvir a auzi (fără să vrea) нечаянно услышать vypočuť slučajno slišati slučajno čuti råka få höra (avlyssna), snappa upp ได้ยินโดยไม่ตั้งใจ kulak misafiri olmak, istemeden dinlemek 無意中聽到的，偷聽 випадково почути اتفاقاً سن لينا nghe lỏm 无意中听到的，偷听

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overhear

vi. oir por casualidad; alcanzar a oír.

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