Overheard

Word OVERHEARD
Character 9
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /oʊ.vɚ.hɝd/

Definitions and meanings of "Overheard"

What do we mean by overheard?

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

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The word "overheard" in example sentences

But occasionally words and phrases come up so often in overheard conversations that they seep through. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The second piece, Bach's motet, was ... a bit ragged in singing (and so I also overheard from a few people who thought the same). ❋ Melted_snowball (2008)

After my relating an experience from over the week-end, Kate and Deborah suggested that we should have a competition for the most outlandish thing overheard from a fellow audience member over the course of the next season. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Simply include the word overheard in your update and share it with others. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Joe will remind the whole group that he once had a phone call overheard in college so he's been the victim of warrantless wiretapping and can bring the personal touch to the hearings. ❋ Unknown (2006)

As a dot-com company, Film Threat has survived because our overheard is so low. ❋ Unknown (2001)

She saw again the Dinard letter and his furious despair at a word overheard at a wine-shop table. ❋ Various (N/A)

That great artist Henri Monnier devoted a long life to the study and the collection of the finest examples of human stupidity, and marvellous as are some of the specimens preserved by him in his dialogues, I hardly think that he succeeded in discovering a finer gem than the phrase overheard by me in the Dowdeswell Galleries. ❋ Unknown (1892)

In spite of their strong Yorkshire accent, Robin overheard a good deal, and it sounded very fine. ❋ Unknown (1887)

Matilda; 'impressions once strongly conceived are difficult to eradicate; the conversation I overheard is ever present to my mind, and could I forget that, then my reverence for my uncle would return, and I should shudder at the idea of a nearer connexion. ❋ Eliza (1793)

A phone call overheard in a restaurant led police officers to arrest a suspect for auto theft. ❋ Unknown (2009)

... and yes, this overheard is in lieu of actual content (since I continue to be both overextended and underresourced). ❋ Ccfinlay (2006)

But from a practical standpoint, listening to just the “target” would be as useful as trying to determine the gist of the conversation of a cell call overheard in a restaurant.... ❋ Unknown (2007)

Well, workers on the 911 call overheard him saying he had a gun as well. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A Christian name overheard in the squad room could raise his blood pressure by several points, according to DS Clough. ❋ McDermid, Val (1999)

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