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eavesdrop
[ eevz-drop ]
verb (used without object)
eavesdropped, eavesdropping.
- to listen secretly to a private conversation.
verb (used with object)
eavesdropped, eavesdropping.
- Archaic. to eavesdrop on.
noun
- water that drips from the eaves.
- the ground on which such water falls.
eavesdrop
/ ˈːˌɒ /
verb
- intr to listen secretly to the private conversation of others
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Derived Forms
- ˈˌDZ, noun
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Other Word Forms
- dDZp noun
- t·dDZpԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of eavesdrop1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of eavesdrop1
C17: back formation from earlier evesdropper, from Old English yfesdrype water dripping from the eaves; see eaves , drop ; compare Old Norse upsardropi
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She also accused state prosecutors of "eavesdropping" on Mr Mangione's recorded calls with her from jail.
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“I find life interesting. I spy on people. I eavesdrop. I read 20 newspapers a day. I get 100 magazines in the mail still,” he said.
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Through his radio, Henry can eavesdrop on people in a way that’s not bound by time or space.
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The North Wales plot was rumbled by police eavesdropping the gang's electronic communications on EncroChat.
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Krapp eavesdrops, in effect, on his younger literary aspirations and his decision to end the relationship that turned out to be his last chance of love.
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