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		eavesdropeavesdrop /ˈivzdrɑp/ verb (eavesdropped, eavesdropping) [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYeavesdropOrigin: 1600-1700 eavesdropper someone who stands close to a wall, where rainwater drops from the eaves, in order to listen secretly   VERB TABLEeavesdrop |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | eavesdrop |   | he, she, it | eavesdrops |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | eavesdropped |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have eavesdropped |   | he, she, it | has eavesdropped |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had eavesdropped |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will eavesdrop |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have eavesdropped |  
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 | Present | I | am eavesdropping |   | he, she, it | is eavesdropping |   | you, we, they | are eavesdropping |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was eavesdropping |   | you, we, they | were eavesdropping |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been eavesdropping |   | he, she, it | has been eavesdropping |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been eavesdropping |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be eavesdropping |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been eavesdropping |  
       to listen secretly to other people’s conversations → overhear: eavesdrop on I’m sure Sheri was eavesdropping on us. [Origin: 1600–1700 eavesdropper someone who stands close to a wall, where rainwater drops from the eaves, in order to listen secretly]—eavesdropper noun [countable]  |