About The Word Overhear
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Overhear
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What's The Definition Of Overhear?
[v] hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Overhear: catch | take in Related Terms | Find terms related to Overhear: Overhear In Webster's Dictionary \O`ver*hear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overheard}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Overhearing}.] [AS. oferhi['e]ran.]
1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard;
to hear by accident or artifice. --Shak.
2. To hear again. --ShaK.
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