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Meaning of Overhearing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

The act by which something is overheard.

Equivalents

العربية السّمع

Examples

“Where overhearings were intended, as in conversations that girls wanted boys to overhear⟳, the speaker often directed her gaze at the boy who was supposed to overhear⟳ while turning her mouth toward the ear of the listener.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Overhears Overheat Overheated overheatedness overheater Overheating

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