Overhear — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəhˈiəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəhˈiəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/.

Examples

We overheard the conversation at the next table

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

take in catch

Parts of Speech

verb	hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers “We overheard the conversation at the next table”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

belauschen

hören, meist ohne Wissen der Sprecher

🇫🇷French

surprendre

entendre, généralement à l'insu des locuteurs

🇪🇸Spanish

oír

escuchar, generalmente sin el conocimiento de los hablantes

🇮🇹Italian

sentire

ascoltare, di solito all'insaputa di chi parla

🇳🇱Dutch

afluisteren

horen, meestal zonder medeweten van de sprekers

🇵🇹Portuguese

ouvir

ouvir, geralmente sem o conhecimento dos falantes

🇷🇺Russian

подслушать

слышать, обычно без ведома говорящих

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुन पाना

आमतौर पर वक्ताओं की जानकारी के बिना सुनें

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্রবণ করা

শুনতে, সাধারণত বক্তাদের জ্ঞান ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

கேட்க

பொதுவாக பேச்சாளர்களுக்கு தெரியாமல் கேட்கலாம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వింటారు

సాధారణంగా మాట్లాడేవారికి తెలియకుండానే వింటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

ऐकणे

ऐका, सहसा स्पीकर्सच्या ज्ञानाशिवाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાંભળવું

સાંભળો, સામાન્ય રીતે વક્તાના જ્ઞાન વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೇಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಕೇಳಲು, ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುವವರಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿಯದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കേൾക്കുക

സാധാരണയായി സംസാരിക്കുന്നവരുടെ അറിവില്ലാതെ കേൾക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਣਨਾ

ਸੁਣੋ, ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬੁਲਾਰਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਗਿਆਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

سننا

سنتے ہیں، عام طور پر مقررین کے علم کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无意中听到

听到，通常是在说话者不知情的情况下

🇯🇵Japanese

立ち聞きする

通常、話者の知識なしに聞く

🇰🇷Korean

우연히 듣다

듣는다, 대개 화자가 알지 못하는 사이에

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghe lỏm được

nghe, thường là người nói không hề biết

🇹🇭Thai

ได้ยิน

มักจะได้ยินโดยปราศจากความรู้ของผู้พูด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menguping

dengar, biasanya tanpa sepengetahuan pembicara

🇵🇭Filipino

marinig

marinig, kadalasan nang hindi nalalaman ng mga nagsasalita

🇲🇾Malay

terdengar

mendengar, biasanya tanpa pengetahuan penceramah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استمع

سماع، عادة دون علم المتحدثين

🇮🇷Persian

شنیدن

شنیدن، معمولاً بدون اطلاع گویندگان

🇹🇷Turkish

kulak misafiri olmak

genellikle konuşmacıların bilgisi olmadan duymak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁמוֹעַ בָּמִקרֶה

לשמוע, בדרך כלל ללא ידיעת הדוברים

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The primary meaning of 'overhear' is 'hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers'.

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Using 'overhear' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'overhear' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'overhear' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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