overhear
verb (used with object)
to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker's intention or knowledge.
will overhear
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future tenseof overhear.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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From time to time he will overhear his sons discussing new directors they love; artists who seem to share the same bold and freewheeling style.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2020
If you go to a bar in New York during cuffing season, you will overhear long discussions about if “I should say ‘hi’ back?”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2016
I don’t like to talk on the phone in public and when a friend speaks too loudly in a cafe I am nervous that someone will overhear our conversation.
From Salon ● May 18, 2012
Although many people openly voice criticism of Iran’s leaders, there is always the fear that someone will overhear.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2011
“You should have been an actor,” she whispers to him when she is certain no one will overhear.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
