(transitive, intransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhear

present participle of overhear

The act by which something is overheard.

plural of overhearer

One who overhears. / One who grows up hearing a language, but does not learn to speak it.

plural of overhearing

simple past tense and past participle of overhear

Excessively hearty.

In an excessively hearty manner.