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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
overhear .
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Examples
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Erin overhears this and goes her separate way to find the baby touda.
Anime Preview: Winter 2008/2009 First Impressions – Batch 2 « Undercover 2009
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Meanwhile, upstairs, Alcide overhears this quasi-canoodle and warns Sookie not to get involved with Eric.
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When he overhears Polly Garter singing the ballad of her sexual exploits, he adds only this: "thank God, we are a musical nation."
A Gloriously Musical Play for Voices Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim 2011
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In this week's episode, "The Nutcracker," Tessa (Jane Levy) overhears George (Jeremy Sisto) breaking up with his girlfriend, Zoe, blames herself, and decides to get them back together.
Suburgatory Boss on George and Dallas: Will They or Won’t They? 2011
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Jeremy overhears this, as well as Mayor Lockwood saying that the storm unearthed a grave out and that her body has been brought into the morgue.
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Andrew, a heavyset, 30-ish man with dense carbon-black hair, shuts the door, either to muffle the noise from outside or to make sure no one overhears our conversation.
The Fall of Mexico 2009
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There, he overhears the incorrigible taxman Tex Richman Chris Cooper talking about buying the property because there is profitable oil underneath it and we find out he will be able to unless the Muppets can raise 10 million dollars in time.
Emma Seligman: Thank You, Jason Segel Emma Seligman 2011
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Damon is also at the Grill and overhears their conversation.
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There, he overhears the incorrigible taxman Tex Richman Chris Cooper talking about buying the property because there is profitable oil underneath it and we find out he will be able to unless the Muppets can raise 10 million dollars in time.
Emma Seligman: Thank You, Jason Segel Emma Seligman 2011
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Jeremy overhears this, as well as Mayor Lockwood saying that the storm unearthed a grave out and that her body has been brought into the morgue.
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