Verb (used with object), : I accidentally overheard what they were saying. From Dictionary.com.
Simply include the word overheard in your update and share it with others. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
As a dot-com company, Film Threat has survived because our overheard is so low. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
A phone call overheard in a restaurant led police officers to arrest a suspect for auto theft. From Wordnik.com. [Simi Valley Acorn] Reference
She saw again the Dinard letter and his furious despair at a word overheard at a wine-shop table. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
In spite of their strong Yorkshire accent, Robin overheard a good deal, and it sounded very fine. From Wordnik.com. [The Peace Egg and a Christmas Mumming Play] Reference
But occasionally words and phrases come up so often in overheard conversations that they seep through. From Wordnik.com. [“Mainstream” schooling and disablism « Gin&Comment] Reference
The second piece, Bach's motet, was ... a bit ragged in singing (and so I also overheard from a few people who thought the same). From Wordnik.com. [DaCapo / two: a second glance] Reference
And yes, this overheard is in lieu of actual content (since I continue to be both overextended and underresourced). From Wordnik.com. [If It Was Butt Drywall, It'd Need Some Screws] Reference
Lingering, cleanly fresh, exotic was one word overheard as a description. From Wordnik.com. [[Spittoon] Full Postings] Reference
The commonest phrase overheard at an English club or dinner-table was that so-and-so is quite mad. From Wordnik.com. [Eccentricity (1863)] Reference
He was talking to a girl and I kind of overheard him, and he said, 'There's a vas deferens between us.'. From Wordnik.com. [ArtsJournal: Daily Arts News] Reference
I hid outside an 'overheard 'em tell how they'd been waitin' days for the chance when everybody should be gone. From Wordnik.com. [Flood Tide] Reference
How convenient that David Davis was 'overheard' criticising the coaltion! and taking the media glare from Snooty. From Wordnik.com. [A Tangled Web] Reference
I would more likely have a chat with the gossip queen the next time you see her and let her know you "overheard" her. From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
Specific conversations were "overheard" that would indicate that the planned Gulf Coast evacuation is soon to be implemented. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to How Big Oil Conned Obama] Reference
I've actually tried to address issues I've "overheard" in class, without telling them how it is that I'm so mysteriously intuitive. From Wordnik.com. [Rate Your Students] Reference
I then asked more detailed questions to get a feel for how authentic or "overheard" the information was, and she seemed to be credible. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Yon - Online Magazine] Reference
I overheard the trooper tell her he was "just the guy who took the report.". From Wordnik.com. [Sergeant Friday, Where Are You?] Reference
"We have a problem," Cowell is overheard carping outside the soundstage later. From Wordnik.com. ['Idol' Worship] Reference
They tend to trust only information that is bought, overheard or photographed. From Wordnik.com. [Too Juicy To Keep Secret] Reference
In the men's room, says Ross, he overheard two promoters discussing an extreme remedy. From Wordnik.com. [Why America's Hooked On Wrestling] Reference
But Biden once overheard his own wife suggesting that when it came to power, he was naive. From Wordnik.com. [Digging For Dirt] Reference
A nurse testified that she overheard a heated exchange soon after between Molly and Alex. From Wordnik.com. [Sentenced to Live] Reference
A reporter even overheard her ask her parents whether they had bought her plane ticket home. From Wordnik.com. ['I Didn't Do Anything'] Reference
A Fury overheard one of the California players remark that she wasn't even tired after the game. From Wordnik.com. [The Sound Of The Fury] Reference
Park Police officer overheard the Clintons shouting obscenities at each other outside Blair House. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Hillary Clinton?] Reference
They nabbed his dad, who they claim to have overheard conspiring to have an ex-associate beaten up. From Wordnik.com. ['Mafiaboy' Gets Nabbed?] Reference
"We don't need any more of those Bushes," I overheard a woman say riding up Central Avenue on the No. 53. From Wordnik.com. [A New Message From Watts: Hope But Verify] Reference
His reaction, as overheard by Princeton mathematician Oswald Veblen: "Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.". From Wordnik.com. [What Did Einstein Know, And When Did He Know It?] Reference
He overheard a woman with teased-up hair say to her table companions: Ooooh, he looks just like that Ricky Ricardo!. From Wordnik.com. [‘A Handbook to Luck’] Reference
The friend had also overheard the man say he had disposed of the handgun used in the crime, according to the in - formant. From Wordnik.com. [Just A 'Random' Crime] Reference
Cacheris himself was hired to represent Jordan's chauffeur (who could have overheard conversations between his boss and Monica). From Wordnik.com. [Monica's Shake-Up] Reference
He wasn't worried until he overheard colleagues say that one of the planes had been hijacked from Boston and was on its way to Los Angeles. From Wordnik.com. [Lost Lives] Reference
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