eavesdrops (verb)

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• eavesdrop — verb (eavesdrops, eavesdropping, eavesdropped) secretly listen to a conversation. Derivatives eavesdropper noun Origin C17: back form. from eavesdropper (ME), from the obs. noun eavesdrop the ground on to which water drips from the eaves , prob.… …   English new terms dictionary

• eavesdrop — [[t]i͟ːvzdrɒp[/t]] eavesdrops, eavesdropping, eavesdropped VERB If you eavesdrop on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying. [V on n] The government illegally eavesdropped on his telephone conversations... The housemaid eavesdropped… …   English dictionary

• eavesdrop — UK [ˈiːvzˌdrɒp] / US [ˈɪvzˌdrɑp] verb [intransitive] Word forms eavesdrop : present tense I/you/we/they eavesdrop he/she/it eavesdrops present participle eavesdropping past tense eavesdropped past participle eavesdropped to listen to other people …   English dictionary