Dictionary Definition
overhear v : hear, usually without the knowledge
of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"
[syn: catch, take in] [also:
overheard]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /'ovəɻhiɻ/
Verb
- To hear something that wasn't meant for one's ears.
Translations
- Dutch: luistervinken
- Finnish: kuulla sattumalta/vahingossa, sattua kuulemaan
- German: zufällig mit anhören
- Norwegian: overhøre
- Vietnamese: nghe lén