Overhear
Pronunciation : O`ver*hear"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. oferhi?ran.]
Definition : 1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice. Shak.
2. To hear again. ShaK.
t. [imp. & p. p. Overheard; p. pr. & vb. n. Overhearing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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