Definition of Overhears

1. Verb. (present participle of overhear) ¹

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Definition of Overhears

1. overhear [v] - See also: overhear

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overhears

overhead projector
overhead projectors
overhead railway
overhead valve
overheads
overheal
overheap
overheaped
overheaping
overheaps
overhear
overheard
overhearer
overhearers
overhearing
overhears (current term)
overheat
overheated
overheatedly
overheatedness
overheating
overheats
overheave
overheavy
overhedging
overheight
overheld
overhele
overheled
overheles

Literary usage of Overhears

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Posthumous Memoirs of His Own Time by Nathaniel William Wraxall (1836)
"... which (SI Bias overhears when a prisoner in the Castle of Segovia, beginning, " Ay de me ! un anno felice • Parece un soplo ligero," There still remain ..."

2. The Bachelor of the Albany by Marmion Wilard Savage (1848)
"... of an Uncle— Conduct of the Nephew—Mr. Barker overhears an alarming Conversation —How he got involved with Mrs. Briscoe aud two other Petticoats—And in ..."

3. The Story of Nell Gwyn by Peter Cunningham (1903)
"... Houses—Insolence of Dramatists and Actors —Evelyn overhears a conversation between Nelly and the King—The Protestant and Popish Mistresses—Story of the ..."

4. The Loyal Ronins: An Historical Romance by Chiushingura, Shunsui Tamenaga (1884)
"CONVOLVULUS overhears A CONVERSATION. "The cherry blossoms were blushing in the temple gardens ; the air was mild and full of vernal incense sent up by the ..."

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