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hear
Third Person
overhears
Present Participle
overhearing
Past Tense
overheard
Past Participle
overheard
1
to unintentionally hear a conversation or someone's remarks
transitive
- I often overhear interesting conversations while sitting in the coffee shop.
- Last night, I overheard my neighbors talking about their vacation plans.
- I have never intentionally eavesdropped, but sometimes I overhear things by accident.
- She accidentally overheard her friends planning a surprise party for her.
- They were laughing so loudly that everyone in the room could overhear them.