EAVESDROP


Meaning of EAVESDROP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi:vzdrɔp ]

v.intr. (-dropped, -dropping) listen secretly to a private conversation. øøeavesdropper n. [eavesdropper orig. 'one who listens under walls' prob. f. ON upsardropi (cf. OE yfósdrypó): eavesdrop by back-form.]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.