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overhear

/əʊvəˈhɪə/

US pronunciation
American sound/əʊvəˈhɪə/
əʊvəˈhɪə
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final r is pronounced in US English

əʊvə - ˈhɪə -> overhear

Myanmar meaning

(v) အမှတ်မဲ့ ကြားသည်။

Full entry

overhear /ǝƱvǝ'hÇǝ(r)/ v (pt, pp overheard /-'hɜ:d/)

နားစွန်နားဖျားကြားသည်။ overhear snatches/bits of conversation from the next table ❍ I overheard them quarrelling. ❍ I overheard him say he was going to France. Compare EAVESDROP

More examples
  • I overheard him saying he was thinking of leaving his job.
Synonyms
eavesdrop, listen in, hear, eavesdrop on, accept, admit, adopt, apprehend, attend, audit, auscult, auscultate, be all ears, be attentive, become aware, bend an ear, bug, catch, concentrate, descry, devour, ears into, earwig, entertain, get, get a load of, get an earful, get wind of, give, give an audience to, give attention, give ears, give heed to, hang on words, hark, harken, hear out, hear tell, hearken, heed, lend an ear, listen, listen to, make out, mind, monitor, obey, observe, pick up, pick up on, prick up ears, pry, read, receive, snoop, spy, strain, take, take advice, take in, take into consideration, take notice, take under advisement, tap, tune in, tune in on, welcome, wire, wiretap
Antonyms
abstain, be immune, calm, deny, disobey, dispute, disregard, fail, forget, hold, ignore, keep, lose, miss, misunderstand, neglect, not bother, refuse, reject, soothe, speak, talk, turn away
Cross references
eavesdroplisten inheareavesdrop onacceptadmitadoptapprehendattendauditauscultauscultatebe all earsbe attentivebecome awarebend an earbugcatchconcentratedescrydevourears intoearwigentertaingetget a load ofget an earfulget wind of
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