overhear

[US]/ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r)/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈhɪr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. accidentally hear; listen secretly
vi. accidentally hear; listen secretly

Example Sentences

I couldn't help overhearing your conversation.

After Hamlet hears the curtain valance, exudes one to yell, draws out the sword to come immediately to puncture that overhearer puts on the intestines to have diarrhea;

I accidentally overheard their conversation in the hallway.

She overheard her neighbors arguing next door.

The detective overheard a suspicious conversation at the cafe.

We shouldn't eavesdrop or intentionally try to overhear private conversations.

He was able to overhear the meeting through the thin walls.

The children giggled as they overheard their parents planning a surprise party.

I didn't mean to overhear, but I couldn't help hearing what they were saying.

She overheard a snippet of gossip while walking past her coworkers.

The walls in this old house are so thin that you can easily overhear conversations in the next room.

I could barely overhear what they were saying over the loud music at the party.

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