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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On 17 October 2022, shortly before a retrial was due to begin, Bujko made a statement about a conversation she claimed to have overheard between Campbell and another inmate.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2024
Then I recalled a gossipy remark about her I made to someone else that she could have overheard.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2022
Her parents have overheard comments from the stands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
On Friday, Holmes indicated there was a third person present who would have overheard it as well.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2019
When she reached the top of her stairs, she found her brother skulking about in the hallway and guessed he might have overheard her conversation with Ms. Lee.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
