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overhearing

/ˌəʊvəˈhɪərɪŋ/

/ˌoʊvərˈhɪrɪŋ/

overhearingсуществительное

overhearings

множ.

Переводы

подслушивание

Overhearing their conversation gave me a lot of insight.

Подслушивание их разговора дало мне много информации.

Определения

The act of unintentionally hearing something that was not meant for one's ears.

Her overhearing of the secret conversation led to unexpected consequences.

A particular instance or occasion of listening in on a conversation.

The report documented several overhearings of inmate phone calls.

Синонимы

listening in

overhearingгерундий или причастие настоящего времени

/ˌəʊvəˈhɪərɪŋ/

/ˌoʊvərˈhɪrɪŋ/

Used as a participial adjective describing someone or something that is overhearing.

Определения

Engaged in the act of intentionally or unintentionally listening to a conversation not intended for one.

The overhearing tourist pretended to be absorbed in her book.

Синонимы

eavesdropping

listening in

snooping

prying

surreptitious listening

secretly listening

stealthy listening

overhearглагол

overhearing

Герундий

overheard

Прошедшее простое время

overheard

Причастие прошедшего времени

overhearing

Герундий

/ˌəʊvəˈhɪə/

/ˌoʊvərˈhɪr/

Переводы

подслушать

I happened to overhear their conversation.

Я случайно подслушал их разговор.

Дополнительные переводы

нечаянно услышать

Определения

To hear something without the speaker's intention or knowledge, often by accident.

I happened to overhear their conversation while I was waiting in line.

To deliberately listen secretly to a conversation not meant for one, to eavesdrop.

She would sometimes sit on the stairs to overhear what her parents were discussing.

Синонимы

listen in

hear by chance

catch

overlisten

eavesdrop

overhearпричастие прошедшего времени

Определения

Heard inadvertently or secretly rather than being addressed to the listener.

An overheard comment led to a dramatic misunderstanding.