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overheard

o·ver·heard

UK/ˌəʊ.vəˈhɜːd/US/ˌoʊ.vɚˈhɝd/

A form of overhear — To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

Less commonScrabble 16

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Meanings

verb

participlepastsimple past and past participle of overhear

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with overheard

word third heard keyword bird preferred insured assured absurd inferred blurred erred unheard spurred curd Kurd gird furred ferd surd Bay de Verde begird birdsite blerd

Cite this entry

APA

overheard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overheard

MLA

“overheard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overheard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overheard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overheard.

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