overhear

o·ver·hear  (vr-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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over·hearer n.

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overhear

Verb

[-hearing, -heard] to hear (a speaker or remark) unintentionally or without the knowledge of the speaker

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"

Translations

overhear [əuvəˈhɪəʳ] vt (irreg like hear) → oír por casualidad

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overhear [əuvəˈhɪəʳ] over vt irreg like hear) → entendre (par hasard)

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overhear [əuvəˈhɪəʳ] irreg like hear) vt → (zufällig) mit anhören

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overhear [əuvəˈhɪəʳ] vt (irreg) → sentire (per caso)

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overhear

v overhear [əuvəˈhiə]

to hear (what one was not intended to hear) She overheard two people talking in the next room. toevallig hoor, afluister يَسْتَرِق السَّمْع дочувам zaslechnout overhøre; komme til at høre belauschen, zufällig hören ακούω κτ. χωρίς να το θέλω oír por casualidad, acertar a oír pealt kuulma شنیدن kuulla sattumalta entendre (par hasard) לִשמוֹעַ בְּמִקרֶה चुपके से सुनना dočuti véletlenül meghall ikut mendengar heyra (óvart) á tal annarra (per caso sentire) ふと聞く 우연히 듣다 nugirsti nejauši dzirdēt; noklausīties terdengar toevallig horen overhøre, høre tilfeldig podsłuchać 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