overhear
verb/ˌoʊvərˈhɪr/
Frequency rank: #17,912 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to hear someone's conversation without them knowing or intending it
Example sentence
She managed to overhear their conversation from the next room.
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