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overhear

[oh-ver-heer] / ˌoʊ vərˈhɪər /
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Her kids accidentally overheard one of the phone calls when Cabot played it on speakerphone for her mom.

From Los Angeles Times

“After overhearing a passionate ideological dispute around her own kitchen table between the future Nobel laureate for literature and his radical friends from the University of Chicago, she muttered: ‘Smart, smart, smart.

From The Wall Street Journal

A tipster in the southern U.S. recalled overhearing a conversation that seemed to connect a local woman to the pipe bombs.

From The Wall Street Journal

You can talk to it, let it overhear your day and—in the case of glasses—let it see what you’re seeing in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal

The chic dining area features modern overheard lighting and enough room for a large table.

From MarketWatch