overhear

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English overheren, from Old English oferhīeran (“to overhear, hear, disobey, disregard, neglect”), equivalent to over- +‎ hear. Cognate with Dutch overhoren (“to hear, hear about”), German überhören (“to not hear, ignore”), Danish overhøre (“to overhear”), Icelandic yfirheyra (“to hear”), Gothic *𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*ufarhausjan, “to disregard, disobey”) (in 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ufarhauseins)). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Verb === overhear (third-person singular simple present overhears, present participle overhearing, simple past and past participle overheard) (ambitransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears. ==== Hyponyms ==== eavesdrop ==== Derived terms ==== overhearer ==== Translations ====