overhear
gb/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/ us/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
B2
ఆంగ్లం
véletlenül meghall, kihallgat
క్రియ
B2
1
వాడుక నమూనా:
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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
I overheard them talking in the hallway.
Véletlenül meghallottam, hogy a folyosón beszélgetnek.
He overheard a phone call.
Véletlenül meghallott egy telefonbeszélgetést.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes use *overhear* to mean “hear clearly” or “hear over noise”; it means hearing something that was not directed at you.
అర్థం
hear by chance, not intended
పదకలయికలు
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
పర్యాయపదాలు
happen to hear (Highlights that it was accidental.)
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catch (Common with 'catch someone saying' and suggests hearing part of it.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
miss (Fail to hear something that was said.)
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ignore (Choose not to pay attention to what you can hear.)
విషయాలు
communication
|daily_life
|social
|listening
నిర్వచనం
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.
క్రియ
C1
2
kihallgat
B2
వాడుక నమూనా:
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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
He tried to overhear their secret.
Megpróbálta kihallgatni a titkukat.
She overheard their plan.
Kihallgatta a tervüket.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse this with *eavesdrop*; *overhear* can be less explicit about intention, while *eavesdrop* strongly implies deliberate secret listening.
అర్థం
hear secretly while not addressed
పదకలయికలు
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
పర్యాయపదాలు
eavesdrop (More clearly intentional and secret.)
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listen in (Informal; emphasizes secretly listening to a conversation.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
speak openly (Opposite idea: not trying to keep speech private.)
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share (Tell information directly rather than being heard indirectly.)
విషయాలు
communication
|social
|privacy
నిర్వచనం
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.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
overhear
IPA
GB/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
US/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
over - hear (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (over)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: overhear
- 3rd Person Singular: overhears
- Present Participle: overhearing
- Past: overheard
- Past Participle: overheard
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