overhear
verb (used with object)
to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker's intention or knowledge.
overhears
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present tense formof overhear (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Nearby, 40-year-old Masoumeh overhears our conversation and joins in.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
And yes, later that night, Laurie and Jaclyn gather to trash talk about this development, which Kate overhears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
When he overhears Jonathan describing him as having, “too much money and no taste,” Ripley feels slighted, which is why he gets Jonathan involved in doing Reeves’ dirty work.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2024
All seems idyllic — until the day Beth, approaching her husband and brother-in-law in a store, overhears Don saying that he doesn’t like her new novel at all, but he can’t tell her.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
Like magic, he overhears someone remark, and Herr Thiessen has to agree.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
