Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

overheard

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Nghe trộm, nghe lén

BrE /ˈəʊvəhɜːd/ AmE /ˌoʊvɚˈhɝːd/

verb en → vi

past overheard pp overheard ing overhearing

1 LISTEN UNINTENTIONALLY [transitive] B1

Nghe trộm, nghe lén

to hear something that someone else is saying without them knowing you are listening

  • overhear somebody doing sth

Collocations overhear a conversation · overhear someone talking

  • I overheard them planning the surprise party.

    Tôi đã nghe trộm họ bàn bạc về bữa tiệc bất ngờ.

2 HEAR INCIDENTALLY [transitive] B2

Nghe ngẫu nhiên, nghe lơ đãng

to hear something by chance or without trying to listen

  • overhear somebody doing sth

Collocations overhear a comment · overhear someone's opinion

  • I overheard the manager talking about budget cuts.

    Tôi ngẫu nhiên nghe thấy giám đốc nói về việc cắt giảm ngân sách.