overhøyre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From over (“over”) +‎ høyre (“hear”), akin to English overhear. In sense 2, it is a semantic loan from English.

Verb

overhøyre (present tense overhøyrer, past tense overhøyrde, supine overhøyrt, past participle overhøyrd, present participle overhøyrande, imperative overhøyr)

  1. (ambitransitive) to ignore, don't listen, pretend like one doesn't hear
  2. (ambitransitive) to overhear
  3. (transitive, rare) to examine

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