how to pronounce overhear

/ˌəʊ.vəˈhɪəɹ/

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overhear is pronounced in three syllables

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meaning of overhear

To overhear means to hear something without being intended to hear it.

overhear frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word overhear occurs in english on average 0.6 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 overhear 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 overhear can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;