overhear
Meaning
To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
Synonyms
Translations
oír por casualidad
origliare
zufällig hören
luistervinken
entendre par hasard zufällig mit anhören
kulak misafiri olmak
aconseguir sentir
اِسْترق السّمْع اِسْتَرَقَ السَّمْع
ακούω τυχαία ακούω τυχαίως κρυφακούωFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English overheren, from Old English oferhīeran (“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 *𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*ufarhausjan, “to disregard, disobey”) (in 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ufarhauseins)).
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "overhear" and many other words and sentences in English.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
