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overhear

/ˈoʊvərˌhir/ /ˌəʊvəˈhiə/
  1. 1 kulak misafiri olmak, yanlışlıkla duymak

Definition (English)

To accidentally hear what other people are saying without their knowledge.

Example Sentences

  1. I overheard their conversation about the party.
    Parti hakkındaki konuşmalarına kulak misafiri oldum.
  2. She overheard him say he was leaving.
    Onun ayrılacağını söylediğini duydu.

Verb Forms Irregular A-B-B · Past ve participle aynı

Base overhear
/ˈoʊvərˌhir/
Past overheard
/ˈoʊvərˌhɜrd/
Participle overheard
/ˈoʊvərˌhɜrd/
How the past is formed

No ‑ed✗overheared ✓overheard

Bu fiil düzensizdir: -ed kuralı uygulanmaz, past ve participle biçimleri ezberlenir.

  • Pastoverhear → overheard-ed yerine yalnızca -d eklenir.
  • Participleoverhear → overheardParticiple, past ile aynıdır.

All irregular verbs →

Synonyms

Collocations

overhear a conversationoverhear a remarkoverhear a secretaccidentally overhearoverhear someone talking