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View usage for: (iːvzdrɒp) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense eavesdrops, present participle eavesdropping, past tense, past participle eavesdroppedverbIf you eavesdrop on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying. The government illegally eavesdropped on his phone conversations. [VERB + on] The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door. [VERB] Synonyms: listen in, spy, overhear, bug [informal] More Synonyms of eavesdrop eavesdropping uncountable noun ...foreign electronic eavesdropping on army communications. eavesdropperWord forms: plural eavesdroppers countable noun Modern technology enables eavesdroppers to pick up conversations through windowsor walls. Synonyms: listener, monitor, spy, snooper [informal] More Synonyms of eavesdrop eavesdrop in British English (ˈiːvzˌdrɒp) verbWord forms: -drops, -dropping or -dropped(intransitive) to listen secretly to the private conversation of others Derived forms eavesdropper (ˈeavesˌdropper) noun Word origin C17: back formation from earlier evesdropper, from Old English yfesdrype water dripping from the eaves; see eaves, drop; compare Old Norse upsardropieavesdrop in American English (ˈivzˌdrɑp) noun1. Rare water that drips from the eaves, or the ground on which it drips verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈeavesˌdropped or ˈeavesˌdropping2. to listen secretly to the private conversation of others Derived forms eavesdropper (ˈeavesˌdropper) noun Word origin ME evesdrop, altered (after drop, drop) < OE yfesdrype: see eaves & drip Examples of 'eavesdrop' in a sentenceeavesdrop In other languageseavesdrop British English: eavesdrop VERB If you eavesdrop on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying. The government illegally eavesdropped on his telephone conversations. - American English: eavesdrop
- Brazilian Portuguese: bisbilhotar
- Chinese: 窃听
- European Spanish: escuchar indiscretamente
- French: écouter
- German: lauschen
- Italian: spiare
- Japanese: 盗み聞きする
- Korean: 엿듣다
- European Portuguese: bisbilhotar
- Latin American Spanish: escuchar indiscretamente
Chinese translation of 'eavesdrop' vi to eavesdrop (on sb/sth) 偷听(聽)(某人/某事) (tōutīng (mǒurén/ mǒushì))
Definition to listen secretly to a private conversation People naturally like to eavesdrop on interesting conversations. Synonyms listen in overhear tap in earwig (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to conceal a microphone in (a room or telephone) He heard they were planning to bug his office. Synonyms tap, eavesdrop, listen in on, wiretap Definition to make an impertinent or uninvited inquiry (about a private matter) We do not want people prying into our affairs. Synonyms be inquisitive, peer, interfere, poke, peep, meddle, intrude, snoop (informal), nose into, be nosy (informal), be a busybody, ferret about, poke your nose in or into (informal) Definition to pry into the private business of others Governments have been known to snoop into innocent citizens' lives. Synonyms spy, poke your nose in, nose, interfere, pry (informal) - eat something away
- eat your heart out
- eatable
- eavesdrop
- eavesdropper
- ebb
- ebony
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