overhear
gb/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/ us/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
B2
Ingles
véletlenül meghall, kihallgat
PANDIWA
B2
1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
I overheard them talking in the hallway.
Véletlenül meghallottam, hogy a folyosón beszélgetnek.
He overheard a phone call.
Véletlenül meghallott egy telefonbeszélgetést.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes use *overhear* to mean “hear clearly” or “hear over noise”; it means hearing something that was not directed at you.
Kahulugan
hear by chance, not intended
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga kasingkahulugan
happen to hear (Highlights that it was accidental.)
|
catch (Common with 'catch someone saying' and suggests hearing part of it.)
Mga kasalungat
miss (Fail to hear something that was said.)
|
ignore (Choose not to pay attention to what you can hear.)
Mga tema
communication
|daily_life
|social
|listening
Depinisyon
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.
PANDIWA
C1
2
kihallgat
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
He tried to overhear their secret.
Megpróbálta kihallgatni a titkukat.
She overheard their plan.
Kihallgatta a tervüket.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse this with *eavesdrop*; *overhear* can be less explicit about intention, while *eavesdrop* strongly implies deliberate secret listening.
Kahulugan
hear secretly while not addressed
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga kasingkahulugan
eavesdrop (More clearly intentional and secret.)
|
listen in (Informal; emphasizes secretly listening to a conversation.)
Mga kasalungat
speak openly (Opposite idea: not trying to keep speech private.)
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share (Tell information directly rather than being heard indirectly.)
Mga tema
communication
|social
|privacy
Depinisyon
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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
overhear
IPA
GB/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
US/ˈoʊvɚhˈɪɹ/
Mga pantig at diin
over - hear (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (over)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: overhear
- 3rd Person Singular: overhears
- Present Participle: overhearing
- Past: overheard
- Past Participle: overheard
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