Meaning of OVERHEAR
| Pronunciation: | | `owvur'heer
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[v] hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" |
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OVERHEAR is a 8 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | catch, take in |
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| | See Also: | | hear, listen | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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