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overhear |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overhear \O`ver*hear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overheard}; p. pr & vb n. {Overhearing}.] [AS. oferhi['e]ran.] 1. To hear more of anything than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice. --Shak. 2. To hear again --ShaK. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overhear v : hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {catch}, {take in}]
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