overhear Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
    catch; take in.
    • We overheard the conversation at the next table

WordNet

O`ver*hear" transitive verb
Etymology
AS. oferhiéran.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Overheard ; present participle & verbal noun Overhearing
Definitions
  1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice. Shak.
  2. To hear again. ShaK.

Webster 1913