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overhear

To hear what others say when they do not know you listen.

Meaning of «overhear»

verb

to hear what others say when they do not know you listen

I did not mean to overhear their private conversation.

Translation

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«overhear» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
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HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
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Word family

hear A1 · verbhearing A2 · nounmishear C1 · verboverhear B2 · verbunheard B1 · adjective

Verb forms

Base form (V1)overhear
Past simple (V2)overheard
Past participle (V3)overheard

Base form (V1)
I did not mean to overhear your conversation.

Past simple (V2)
I overheard them talking about the party.

Past participle (V3)
She has overheard something she should not know.

Verbs that change the same way

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