overhear

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvərˈhɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌoʊvɚˈhɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ō′vər hēr)

Inflections of 'overhear' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
overhears
v 3rd person singular
overhearing
v pres p
overheard
v past
overheard
v past p
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overhear [sth] vtr (hear [sth] unintentionally)oír vtr
  oír por casualidad vtr + loc adv
 I overheard rumors that Martha is selling her car.
 Oí rumores de que Martha va a vender el auto.
overhear [sb] vtr (hear [sb] unintentionally)oír a vtr + prep
  oír por casualidad a loc verb + prep
 I overheard my mom while she was talking about my surprise birthday party.
 Oí a mi mamá cuando estaba hablando de mi fiesta de cumpleaños sorpresa.
overhear [sb] say [sth],
overhear [sb] saying [sth]
v expr
(hear [sb] unintentionally)oír a alguien decir algo loc verb
  oír por casualidad a alguien decir algo loc verb
 Robert overheard Tina say she is getting a divorce.
 Robert oyó a Tina decir que se va a divorciar.
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