Overhear definition is - to hear without the speaker's knowledge or intention. How to use overhear in a sentence.LoginorRegisterHello,GAMES&QUIZZESTHESAURUSWORDOFTHEDAYFEATURESSHOPSETTINGSSAVEDSAVEDWORDSviewrecentsoverhearverbSaveWordover·​hear|\ˌō-vər-ˈhir\overheard\ˌō-​vər-​ˈhərd\;overhearing\ˌō-​vər-​ˈhir-​iŋ\Definitionofoverheartransitiveverb:tohearwithoutthespeaker'sknowledgeorintentionintransitiveverb:tooverhearsomethingSynonymsExampleSentencesLearnMoreAboutoverhearKeepscrollingformoreSynonymsforoverhearSynonymseavesdrop(on),listenin(on)VisittheThesaurusforMore ExamplesofoverhearinaSentenceSheoverheardwhatherbosssaidtohissecretary.Ioverheardarumoraboutyou.Theywereoverhearddiscussingtheproject.SeeMoreRecentExamplesontheWebThiscancutbothways:Asellermighttakeashinetoafamilywithababy—oroverhearaprospectivebuyercommentingabouthideouswallpaperoranunfortunatekitchencolorscheme.—BostonGlobe.com,9May2021OnlyChipfieldedthephonecalls,awkward,monosyllabic,forfearhismotherwouldoverhearandbehurt.—LaurenGroff,TheNewYorker,27Apr.2021SteveexchangedlookswithAndrea,whosatcloseenoughtooverhear.—AllegraGoodman,TheNewYorker,18Jan.2021Inaworldwheretheonlyconversationsmostofuscanoverheararefamilymembers’androommates'workcalls,Bridgertonisadecadentfeastofwhispersanddouble-entendres.—AnneCohen,refinery29.com,29Dec.2020Speakersdon’thavetooverhearcrimesorconfessionstobeusefultoinvestigators.—SidneyFussell,Wired,28Dec.2020Oftentimes,onegroupwouldoverhearanother,andtheconversationwouldspilloverintoanewsubject.—TarunWadhwa,Fortune,17Dec.2020YouoverhearpeoplesayingtwopollworkerscalledinsickwithCOVID-19symptoms,causingthebackup.—CaitlinRubleeAndRenéSettle-robinson,MilwaukeeJournalSentinel,25Sep.2020IfManafortwasindeedthetargetofelectronicsurveillance,thosearoundTrumpfeared,federallawenforcementofficialsmightoverhearhisconversationswiththepresident.—MurrayWaas,TheNewYorkReviewofBooks,17Aug.2020Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageofthewo