(overheard, overheard ) to hear, especially by accident, a conversation in which you are not involved:
[VN] We talked quietly so as not to be overheard. * I overheard a conversation between two boys on the bus. * [VN-ing] We overheard them arguing. * [VNinf] I overheard him say he was going to France.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is overhear a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, overhear is tagged as verb.
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