überhören

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German überhœren, uberhœren, equivalent to über- (“over-”) +‎ hören (“hear”), but with a different meaning than English overhear. Compare also German Low German overhören, överhören. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (inseparable verb) /yːbɐˈhøːʁən/ IPA(key): (separable verb) /ˈyːbɐˌhøːʁən/ Hyphenation: über‧hö‧ren Rhymes: -øːʀən, -øːʁən === Verb === überhören (weak, third-person singular present überhört, past tense überhörte, past participle überhört, auxiliary haben) to ignore; to (deliberately) mishear (archaic or formal) to listen to attentively (civil service law) to visit and observe for staffing decisions (especially the procedural behaviour within a judicial authority) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Überhören, Überhörung überhörend, überhört === Verb === überhören (weak, third-person singular present hört über, past tense hörte über, past participle übergehört, auxiliary haben) (colloquial, rare) to listen to something (especially music) excessively Synonym: satthören (otolaryngology) to apperceive, through osteophony, auditory signals, with the wrong ear, as assessed by the Weber test. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “überhören (ignorieren)” in Duden online “überhören (satthören)” in Duden online “überhören” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “überhören” in OpenThesaurus.de