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eavesdrop
[ eevz-drop ]
verb (used without object)
- to listen secretly to a private conversation.
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to eavesdrop on.
noun
- water that drips from the eaves.
- the ground on which such water falls.
eavesdrop
/ ˈ¾±Ë±¹³úËŒ»å°ùÉ’±è /
verb
- intr to listen secretly to the private conversation of others
Derived Forms
- ˈ±ð²¹±¹±ð²õËŒ»å°ù´Ç±è±è±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð²¹±¹±ð²õd°ù´Ç±èp±ð°ù noun
- ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·±ð²¹±¹±ð²õd°ù´Ç±èp¾±²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of eavesdrop1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of eavesdrop1
Example Sentences
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.
This way they sought to avoid being eavesdropped as they focused their activities on drug crime, money-laundering and online gambling.
However, they are not yet thought to have cracked the encryption so their ability to eavesdrop has been limited.
The feeling of illicitly eavesdropping nudges us to pay attention to how these characters rarely say what they mean and change personalities depending on who else is in the room.
"They're not allowed to eavesdrop on meetings between a lawyer and a client in a penal colony in principle - there's a direct legislative ban," he told BBC Russian.
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