how to pronounce overheard

/ˈoʊvɚˈhɝd/

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overheard is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of overheard in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… you overheard or it can be a quote from …”

meanings of overheard

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of overhear.

overheard frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word overheard occurs in english on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics overheard can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that overheard can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;

3) people, society, and culture;