overhøre

From over +‎ høre. Compare English overhear and German überhören.

overhøre (imperative overhør, infinitive at overhøre, present tense overhører, past tense overhørte, perfect tense overhørt)

1. to overhear
2. to ignore
3. to interrogate

• overhøring

• “overhøre” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “overhøre” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Borrowed from English overhear (sense 1); compare with German überhören (sense 2).

overhøre (imperative overhør, present tense overhører, passive overhøres, simple past overhørte, past participle overhørt, present participle overhørende)

1. to overhear (a conversation)
2. to ignore (pretend not to hear something); to miss hearing something

• “overhøre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

overhøre (present tense overhører, past tense overhørte, past participle overhørt, passive infinitive overhørast, present participle overhørande, imperative overhør)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of overhøyre