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overhear

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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.

over·hearer n.

overhear [ˌəʊvəˈhɪə]
vb -hears, -hearing, -heard
(tr) to hear (a person, remark, etc.) without the knowledge of the speaker
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.overhear - hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"
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"

overhear
verb hear, listen to, eavesdrop on, catch I overheard two doctors discussing my case.
Translations
overhear [ˌəʊvəˈhɪəʳ] (overheard (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈhɜːd]
A. VToír(por casualidad)
I couldn't help overhearing their conversationno pude evitar oír su conversación
she was overheard complainingse la oyó quejarse
B. VI be careful, someone might overhearten cuidado, alguien podría oírnos

overhear [ˌəʊvərˈhɪər] [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

overhear pret, ptp <overheard>
vtzufällig mit anhören, zufällig mitbekommen; we don’t want him to overhear uswir wollen nicht, dass er uns zuhören kann or dass er mitbekommt, was wir sagen; I overheard them plottingich hörte zufällig, wie sie etwas ausheckten; things you overhear in barsDinge, 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 overheardjemand hörte mit

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

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 (sentire per caso) 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


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I happened to overhear two of them talking down in the lobby a while ago.
Fragment #3 -- Scholiast on Aristophanes, Knights 1056 and Aristophanes ib: The story runs as follows: Aias and Odysseus were quarrelling as to their achievements, says the poet of the "Little Iliad", and Nestor advised the Hellenes to send some of their number to go to the foot of the walls and overhear what was said about the valour of the heroes named above.
Though his looks did not please her, his name was a passport to her goodwill, and she thought with sincere compassion of his approaching disappointment; for, in spite of what she had believed herself to overhear in the pump-room, his behaviour was so incompatible with a knowledge of Isabella's engagement that she could not, upon reflection, imagine him aware of it.
 
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