Overhear

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overhear \O`ver*hear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overheard}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Overhearing}.] [AS. oferhi['e]ran.]
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     1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard;
        to hear by accident or artifice. --Shak.
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     2. To hear again. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overhear
       v : hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We
           overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {catch},
            {take in}]
       [also: {overheard}]