overhear

Meaning

Verb

  • To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

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Origin

  • From Middle English *overheren, from Old English oferhฤซeran ("to overhear, hear, disobey, disregard, neglect"), equivalent to over- + hear. Cognate with Dutch overhoren ("to hear, hear about"), German รผberhรถren ("to not hear, ignore"), Danish overhรธre ("to overhear"), Icelandic yfirheyra ("to hear"), Gothic *๐Œฟ๐†๐Œฐ๐‚๐Œท๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐ƒ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ (in ๐Œฟ๐†๐Œฐ๐‚๐Œท๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐ƒ๐Œด๐Œน๐Œฝ๐ƒ).

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