[
UK
/ˌəʊvəhˈiə/
]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝˈhiɹ/ ]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝˈhiɹ/ ]
VERB
-
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
We overheard the conversation at the next table
How To Use overhear In A Sentence
- The friend had also overheard the man say he had disposed of the handgun used in the crime, according to the in - formant. Just A 'Random' Crime
- I overheard two fifteen year old girls behind me at the ATM planning to get together tomorrow night and eat ice cream and comfort each other when they didn't get any valentines.
- Two monks are standing in the garden of the monastery, arguing over the nature of reality when the Roshi overhears them.
- We overheard the teacher say there would be a pop quiz today.
- I overhear the tail-end of a conversation my sister is having with someone or other.
- We ended our snack (better described as lunch) with a large pot of Chinese tea, overhearing snatches of conversation from a neighbouring table.
- I'm only going on what I overheard him saying to Chris, but I think he's planning to leave next month.
- Two men were overheard talking about the infidelities of an office Romeo.
- The suspense film "Overheard 2" revealed its English poster yesterday at the 64th Cannes Film Festival.
- While sitting in a coffee shop, we overheard a woman tearfully tell her husband that she was sorry that her work had been so consuming.