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Define the word overhear

"Overhear" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Overhear \O`ver*hear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overheard; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Overhearing.] [AS. oferhi['e]ran.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard;
      to hear by accident or artifice. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To hear again. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

"overhear" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

overhear
     v : hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We
         overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: catch,
          take in]
     [also: overheard]