overhøre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Verb

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

References
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