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• v  hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
  We overheard the conversation at the next table

• Often other people at the bar would overhear their heated discussions and join in.
• They observe you trying on jeans, overhear you grousing to your friends.
• As you stand pondering, you overhear the salesman talking to another customer about an identical car.

• catch
• take in

News & Articles

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• Overheard in L.A.: Our Dreams Might Be Shallow But At Least They're Our Own
  This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from local hikes, coffee shops and other places where dreams go to die. [ more › ]
  June 10, 2013 - LAist
• Scandals erode politically fatigued public’s trust
  By Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review WASHINGTON Everyone on the outdoor patio of a Dupont Circle restaurant could overhear the young, smartly dressed couple struggling to decide what capital-city destination to ...
  June 9, 2013 - The Mckeesport Daily News

Quotes

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• Andrea Mitchell in Washington Post
  NBC political reporter Andrea Mitchell reported Sunday that Obama aides thought McCain "may have had some ability to overhear what the questions were to Obama."
• Bob Mould in ChartAttack
  These are stories of my simple life in a complicated town,says Mould. "These are funny stories about me and my friends, things I see or overhear."