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Definition overhear

Etymology

From Middle English *overheren, from Old English oferh?eran (“to overhear, hear, disobey, disregard, neglect”), equivalent to over- +‎ hear. Cognate with Dutch overhoren (“to hear, hear about”), German überhören (“to not hear, ignore”), Danish overhøre (“to overhear”), Icelandic yfirheyra (“to hear”), Gothic *??????????? (*ufarhausjan, “to disregard, disobey”) (in ???????????? (ufarhauseins)).

Verb

overhear (third-person singular simple present overhears, present participle overhearing, simple past and past participle overheard)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

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