overhear
verbeattesté dans les dialogues
- États-Unis//oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ//
To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
verbe
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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.
"It is incomprehensible," replied Sir Fergus, dropping his voice so that the old man could not overhear.
Étymologie
From Middle English overheren, from Old English oferhīeran (“to overhear, hear, disobey, disregard, neglect”), equivalent to over- + hear. Cognate with Dutch overhoren (“to hear, hear about”), German überhören (“to not hear, ignore”), Danish overhøre (“to overhear”), Icelandic yfirheyra (“to hear”), Gothic *𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*ufarhausjan, “to disregard, disobey”) (in 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ufarhauseins)).
Formes
- passé
- overheard
- participe passé
- overheard
- participe présent
- overhearing
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- overhears
overhear · To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
overlapping · That overlaps something elseoverload · To load excessively.overlook · A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.