OVERHEAR

overhear. Overhear, v.t. Overheard; pret. Overheard; pa. to hear secretly or only by chance

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O′ver‐hear″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overheard (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overhearing.] [[AS. oferhiéran.]] 1. 1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice. Shak.
2. 2. To hear again. Shak.