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 #2 (permalink) Mon Jul 26, 2010 23:06 pm What does 'overheard' mean? |
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That is the meaning of overheard (note the spelling), yes.
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Jul 27, 2010 14:11 pm What does 'overheard' mean? |
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| I also means to listen to somebody's conversation without their awareness. |
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jul 27, 2010 14:14 pm overheard |
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I've got it.
Thank you.
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Jul 27, 2010 14:26 pm What does 'overheard' mean? |
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| Remula wrote: | | I also means to listen to somebody's conversation without their awareness. |
If you are deliberately listening in to someone's conversation without them knowing, then the more accurate term is 'eavesdropping'.
If you overhear something, it is accidental / by chance.
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Jul 27, 2010 14:29 pm What does 'overheard' mean? |
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I see they are synonyms with different shades :)
I should talk to my dictionary seriously, it doesn't tell the entire truth :)
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Jul 27, 2010 14:38 pm What does 'overheard' mean? |
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That's dictionaries for you. You just begin to trust them and - bang! They throw in a curveball*!
*A baseball related idiom meaning an attempt to mislead or deceive.
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| #8 (permalink) Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:29 am What does 'overheard' mean? |
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| How did you know that I would ask "what it is"? :) |
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| #9 (permalink) Wed Jul 28, 2010 18:58 pm What does 'overheard' mean? |
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| Remula wrote: | | How did you know that I would ask "what it is"? :) |
A little experience ;)
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