overhear
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o·ver·hear
(ō′vər-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.
o′ver·hear′er n.
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overhear
(ˌəʊvəˈhɪə)vb, -hears, -hearing or -heard
(tr) to hear (a person, remark, etc) without the knowledge of the speaker
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o•ver•hear
(ˌoʊ vərˈhɪər)v.t. -heard, -hear•ing.
to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker's intention or knowledge.
[1540–50]
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overhear
Past participle: overheard
Gerund: overhearing
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| Verb | 1. | overhear - hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense |
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overhear
verb hear, listen to, eavesdrop on, catch I overheard two doctors discussing my case.
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Translations
يَسْتَرِق السَّمْع
komme til at høreoverhøre
véletlenül meghall
heyra á tal annarra
nugirsti
nejauši dzirdētnoklausīties
slučajno slišati
istemeden dinlemekkulak misafiri olmak
overhear
[ˌəʊvəˈhɪəʳ] (overheard (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈhɜːd]A. VT → oír (por casualidad)
I couldn't help overhearing their conversation → no pude evitar oír su conversación
she was overheard complaining → se la oyó quejarse
I couldn't help overhearing their conversation → no pude evitar oír su conversación
she was overheard complaining → se la oyó quejarse
B. VI be careful, someone might overhear → ten cuidado, alguien podría oírnos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overhear
[ˌəʊvərˈhɪər] [overheard] (pt, pp) vt [+ person] → surprendre; [+ things said] → entendreJudy 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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
overhear
pret, ptp <overheard>vt → zufällig mit anhören, zufällig mitbekommen; we don’t want him to overhear us → wir wollen nicht, dass er uns zuhören kann or dass er mitbekommt, was wir sagen; I overheard them plotting → ich hörte zufällig, wie sie etwas ausheckten; things you overhear in bars → Dinge, 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 overheard → jemand hörte mit
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
overhear
[ˌəʊvəˈhɪəʳ] (overheard (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈhɜːd] vt (accidentally) → sentire per caso; (deliberately) → ascoltareshe was overheard complaining → qualcuno l'ha sentita lamentarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
overhear
(əuvəˈhiə) – past tense, past participle ˌoverˈheard (-ˈhəːd) – verb to hear (what one was not intended to hear). She overheard two people talking in the next room.
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overhear
vi. oir por casualidad; alcanzar a oír.
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