to eavesdrop

Определение to eavesdrop в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: earwig; The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house; A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building; {v} to listen, hearken, lurk, catch; To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in; To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private; listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"; The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house; The space around a house on which such water drips; {f} listen in on another person's private conversation, snoop, spy; If you eavesdrop on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying. The government illegally eavesdropped on his telephone conversations The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door. = listen in + eavesdropping eaves·drop·ping foreign electronic eavesdropping on army communications. + eavesdropper eavesdroppers eaves·drop·per Modern technology enables eavesdroppers to pick up conversations through windows or walls. to deliberately listen secretly to other people's conversations overhear (eavesdropper ); eavesdrip

to eavesdrop

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to eaves·drop

tı ivzdräp

/tə ˈēvzˌdräp/ /tə ˈiːvzˌdrɑːp/

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