EAVESDROP


Meaning of EAVESDROP in English

(~s, ~ping, ~ped)

If you ~ on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying.

The government illegally ~ped on his telephone conversations...

The housemaid ~ped from behind the kitchen door.

= listen in

VERB: V on n, V

~ping

...foreign electronic ~ping on army communications.

N-UNCOUNT

~per (~pers)

Modern technology enables ~pers to pick up conversations through windows or walls.

N-COUNT

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