Overhear \O`ver*hear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overheard}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overhearing}.] [AS. oferhi['e]ran.] 1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice. --Shak. 2. To hear again. --ShaK.
overhear v : hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {catch}, {take in}] [also: {overheard}] overheard See {overhear}