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o⋅ver⋅hear

  [oh-ver-heer]
Use overhear in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -heard, -hear⋅ing.
to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker's intention or knowledge: I accidentally overheard what they were saying.
Origin:
1540–50; over- + hear

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅hear⋅er, noun
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Control Overhead
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o·ver·hear   (ō'vər-hîr')   
v.   o·ver·heard (-hûrd'), o·ver·hear·ing, o·ver·hears

v.   tr.
To hear (speech or someone speaking) without the speaker's awareness or intent.
v.   intr.
To hear something without the speaker's awareness or intent.
o'ver·hear'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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