overhear
gb/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/ us/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
B2
Kiingereza
véletlenül meghall, kihallgat
KITENZI
B2
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I overheard them talking in the hallway.
Véletlenül meghallottam, hogy a folyosón beszélgetnek.
He overheard a phone call.
Véletlenül meghallott egy telefonbeszélgetést.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes use *overhear* to mean “hear clearly” or “hear over noise”; it means hearing something that was not directed at you.
Maana
hear by chance, not intended
Miunganiko ya maneno
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
Visawe
happen to hear (Highlights that it was accidental.)
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catch (Common with 'catch someone saying' and suggests hearing part of it.)
Vinyume
miss (Fail to hear something that was said.)
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ignore (Choose not to pay attention to what you can hear.)
Mada
communication
|daily_life
|social
|listening
Ufafanuzi
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.
KITENZI
C1
2
kihallgat
B2
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He tried to overhear their secret.
Megpróbálta kihallgatni a titkukat.
She overheard their plan.
Kihallgatta a tervüket.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse this with *eavesdrop*; *overhear* can be less explicit about intention, while *eavesdrop* strongly implies deliberate secret listening.
Maana
hear secretly while not addressed
Miunganiko ya maneno
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
Visawe
eavesdrop (More clearly intentional and secret.)
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listen in (Informal; emphasizes secretly listening to a conversation.)
Vinyume
speak openly (Opposite idea: not trying to keep speech private.)
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share (Tell information directly rather than being heard indirectly.)
Mada
communication
|social
|privacy
Ufafanuzi
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.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
overhear
IPA
GB/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
US/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
Silabi na mkazo
over - hear (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (over)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: overhear
- 3rd Person Singular: overhears
- Present Participle: overhearing
- Past: overheard
- Past Participle: overheard
Familia ya neno
Semi
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