overhear
verb (used with object)
to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker's intention or knowledge.
have overheard
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present perfectof overhear.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Reporters have then been grilling waiters on what they might have overheard.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
Then I recalled a gossipy remark about her I made to someone else that she could have overheard.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2022
On Friday, Holmes indicated there was a third person present who would have overheard it as well.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2019
That strikes me as disingenuous; most people do not send their friends articles asserting things they don’t personally find compelling but have overheard others discussing.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2018
From information I have overheard, I have developed an understanding that someday, perhaps someday soon, I will be put together again.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
