overhear
gb/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/ us/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
B2
Anglais
véletlenül meghall, kihallgat
VERBE
B2
1
Schéma d’usage :
overhear [someone] (doing) [something]; overhear [something]
I overheard two coworkers talking about a surprise party.
Véletlenül meghallottam, hogy két munkatársam egy meglepetéspartiról beszélgetett.
She overheard him say her name and stopped to listen.
Véletlenül meghallotta, hogy kimondja a nevét, és megállt figyelni.
We could overhear the neighbors arguing through the wall.
Exemples pédagogiques
I overheard them talking in the hallway.
Véletlenül meghallottam, hogy a folyosón beszélgetnek.
He overheard a phone call.
Véletlenül meghallott egy telefonbeszélgetést.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes use *overhear* to mean “hear clearly” or “hear over noise”; it means hearing something that was not directed at you.
Sens
hear by chance, not intended
Collocations
overhear a conversation
|overhear someone talking
|overhear someone say (that)
|overhear a remark
|overhear a comment
|overhear an argument
|overhear gossip
|happen to overhear
|overhear a private discussion
|overhear through the wall
Synonymes
happen to hear (Highlights that it was accidental.)
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catch (Common with 'catch someone saying' and suggests hearing part of it.)
Antonymes
miss (Fail to hear something that was said.)
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ignore (Choose not to pay attention to what you can hear.)
Thèmes
communication
|daily_life
|social
|listening
Définition
To hear someone talking by accident.
To hear something that someone says without intending to, especially when it is not meant to be heard by you.
VERBE
C1
2
kihallgat
B2
Schéma d’usage :
overhear [someone] (doing) [something]; overhear [something]
He stayed behind the curtain to overhear their plans.
A függöny mögött maradt, hogy kihallgassa a terveiket.
She overheard their discussion and later told the manager.
Kihallgatta a beszélgetésüket, és később elmondta a vezetőnek.
I didn’t mean to, but I overheard something I wasn’t supposed to know.
Exemples pédagogiques
He tried to overhear their secret.
Megpróbálta kihallgatni a titkukat.
She overheard their plan.
Kihallgatta a tervüket.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse this with *eavesdrop*; *overhear* can be less explicit about intention, while *eavesdrop* strongly implies deliberate secret listening.
Sens
hear secretly while not addressed
Collocations
overhear a secret
|overhear private details
|overhear what they were saying
|overhear a plan
|overhear a confession
|overhear them discussing
|overhear the truth
|overhear a deal
Synonymes
eavesdrop (More clearly intentional and secret.)
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listen in (Informal; emphasizes secretly listening to a conversation.)
Antonymes
speak openly (Opposite idea: not trying to keep speech private.)
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share (Tell information directly rather than being heard indirectly.)
Thèmes
communication
|social
|privacy
Définition
To listen quietly and hear what others say when they do not know.
To hear what someone is saying while you are not part of the conversation, often by listening quietly on purpose.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
overhear
API
GB/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
US/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
Syllabes et accentuation
over - hear (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (over)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: overhear
- 3rd Person Singular: overhears
- Present Participle: overhearing
- Past: overheard
- Past Participle: overheard
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