overhear

About 0.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

   I was hanging clothes in the garden and I overheard the neighbours talking about Sheila's pregnancy.

Similar words

take in catch hear mishear mislisten misattend misreceive mistake miss misvoice

Often followed by

the a what them their him her us his

Word family

overheard overhearing overhears