overhear

[US]/ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r)/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈhɪr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. høre ved et uheld; lytte hemmeligt
vi. høre ved et uheld; lytte hemmeligt
Word Forms
Third Person Singularoverhears
Past Participleoverheard
Past Tenseoverheard
Present Participleoverhearing

Example Sentences

I couldn't help overhearing your conversation.

Jeg kunne ikke lade være med at overhøre din samtale.

After Hamlet hears the curtain valance, exudes one to yell, draws out the sword to come immediately to puncture that overhearer puts on the intestines to have diarrhea;

Efter at Hamlet har hørt gardinvalansen, udstråler man at råbe, trækker straks sværdet frem for at stikke den, der lytter, i tarmene for at få diarré;

I accidentally overheard their conversation in the hallway.

Jeg vedfældigt overhørte deres samtale i gangen.

She overheard her neighbors arguing next door.

Hun overhørte sine naboer skændes ved siden af.

The detective overheard a suspicious conversation at the cafe.

Detektiven overhørte en mistænkelig samtale på caféen.

We shouldn't eavesdrop or intentionally try to overhear private conversations.

Vi bør ikke aflytte eller bevidst forsøge at overhøre private samtaler.

He was able to overhear the meeting through the thin walls.

Han var i stand til at overhøre mødet gennem de tynde vægge.

The children giggled as they overheard their parents planning a surprise party.

Børnene grinede, da de overhørte deres forældre planlægge en overraskelsesfest.

I didn't mean to overhear, but I couldn't help hearing what they were saying.

Jeg mente ikke at overhøre, men jeg kunne ikke lade være med at høre, hvad de sagde.

She overheard a snippet of gossip while walking past her coworkers.

Hun overhørte et lille stykke sladder, mens hun gik forbi sine kolleger.

The walls in this old house are so thin that you can easily overhear conversations in the next room.

Væggene i dette gamle hus er så tynde, at du nemt kan overhøre samtaler i det næste rum.

I could barely overhear what they were saying over the loud music at the party.

Jeg kunne knap nok overhøre, hvad de sagde over den høje musik til festen.

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