transcription, транскрипция: [ i:vzdrɒp ]
( eavesdrops, eavesdropping, eavesdropped)
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
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• eaves‧drop‧ping
...foreign electronic eavesdropping on army communications.
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• eaves‧drop‧per
(eavesdroppers)
Modern technology enables eavesdroppers to pick up conversations through windows or walls.
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