Thesaurus / overhear
FEEDBACK- attend
- get
- listen
- pick up
- read
- apprehend
- auscultate
- catch
- descry
- devour
- eavesdrop
- hark
- hearken
- heed
- strain
- be all ears
- become aware
- get an earful
- get wind of
- give an audience to
- give attention
- give ears
- make out
- take in
- apprehend
- attend
- auscultate
- catch
- descry
- devour
- eavesdrop
- get
- give
- hark
- heed
- listen
- read
- strain
- take
- be all ears
- become aware
- get an earful
- get wind of
- give an audience to
- give attention
- give ears
- make out
- pick up
- accept
- admit
- attend
- get
- observe
- take notice
- tune in
- adopt
- audit
- auscultate
- catch
- concentrate
- eavesdrop
- entertain
- hark
- harken
- hearken
- mind
- monitor
- obey
- receive
- welcome
- auscult
- be all ears
- be attentive
- get a load of
- give an audience to
- give attention
- give heed to
- hang on words
- hear out
- hear tell
- lend an ear
- pick up on
- prick up ears
- take advice
- take into consideration
- take under advisement
- tune in on
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use overhear in a sentence
The little retreats stand close enough to one another that you can overhear your neighbors’ conversations.
GEORGETOWN GAINS A LITTLE GEM IN LUTÈCETOM SIETSEMAFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWe don’t walk by whiteboards scrawled with ideas that catch our attention or overhear something pertinent to that project that is consuming us.
HOW TO RECREATE THE WORKPLACE CHATTER OF KNOWLEDGE IN A PANDEMICRAJASHREE RFEBRUARY 4, 2021QUARTZTypically, the brain starts with some new memory, encoded that day—maybe an important event, a discussion overheard at work, or something related to a personal concern—and searches for other, weakly associated memories.
DREAMING IS LIKE TAKING LSD - ISSUE 95: ESCAPEANTONIO ZADRA & ROBERT STICKGOLDJANUARY 14, 2021NAUTILUSThe guy at the next table did, and I overheard his conversation.
HINTS FROM HELOISE: HEARING AIDS AND MASKSHELOISE HELOISEJANUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POSTOftentimes, one group would overhear another, and the conversation would spill over into a new subject.
INNOVATION JUST ISN’T HAPPENING OVER ZOOMMATTHEWHEIMERDECEMBER 17, 2020FORTUNELast week, while waiting in line to vote early, I overheard a discussion between election officials.
CAN YOU MAKE AN UNFAIR COIN FAIR?ZACH WISSNER-GROSSNOVEMBER 6, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTJessie feared that Belle would overhear the comments of Burd and her chum, and she hurried the eating of her second sundae.
THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS OF ROSELAWNMARGARET PENROSEHenry replied in the affirmative, declaring that he unfortunately could not overhear the subject under discussion.
THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICOWILLIAM LE QUEUXThe old man had approached near enough to overhear the words and recognise the face.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNEThus did the old gentleman mutter loud enough for Newton to overhear.
NEWTON FORSTERCAPTAIN FREDERICK MARRYATWORDS RELATED TO OVERHEAR
- accept
- admit
- adopt
- attend
- audit
- auscult
- auscultate
- be all ears
- be attentive
- catch
- concentrate
- eavesdrop
- entertain
- get
- get a load of
- give an audience to
- give attention
- give heed to
- hang on words
- hark
- harken
- hear out
- hear tell
- hearken
- lend an ear
- mind
- monitor
- obey
- observe
- overhear
- pick up on
- prick up ears
- receive
- take advice
- take into consideration
- take notice
- take under advisement
- tune in
- tune in on
- welcome
- accepted
- admitted
- adopted
- attended
- audited
- auscultated
- ausculted
- caught
- concentrated
- eavesdropped
- entertained
- gave an audience to
- gave attention
- gave heed to
- got
- got a load of
- harked
- harkened
- heard out
- heard told
- hearkened
- hung on words
- lent an ear
- minded
- monitored
- obeyed
- observed
- overheard
- picked up on
- pricked up ears
- received
- took advice
- took into consideration
- took notice
- took under advisement
- tune in
- tune in on
- was all ears
- was attentive
- welcomed
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.