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How to pronounce eavesdrop in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms listen in
Type of listen
Has types bug, intercept, tap, wiretap
Derivation eavesdropper


the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations.

Examples of eavesdrop

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We got to know all of them and to eavesdrop on their lives was a rare privilege.
From the guardian.co.uk
The law makes it easier for the government to eavesdrop on suspected terrorists.
From the news10now.com
Just as we would not eavesdrop on friends in their bedroom, let's not go there.
From the sacbee.com
Think about the sorts of conversations these people are employed to eavesdrop on.
From the economist.com
Can we trust her with even more power to monitor and eavesdrop on O.C. residents?
From the ocregister.com
And it was likely that they could eavesdrop on supposedly private messages too.
From the newscientist.com
As for you, dear reader, you could do worse than pick up the novel and eavesdrop.
From the time.com
A choice of 65 000 security codes ensures that your neighbours can't eavesdrop.
From the newscientist.com
We eavesdrop on guides taking the Women's Institute along the Groined Passage.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Listen in: listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"
  • Eavesdrop is a 2008 film written and directed by Matthew Miele.
  • Eavesdropping is the act of secretly listening to the private conversation of others without their consent, as defined by Black's Law Dictionary. This is commonly thought to be unethical and there is an old adage that eavesdroppers seldom hear anything good of themselves... ...
  • The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house; The space around a house on which such water drips; A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building; The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not ...
  • (Eavesdropping) The interception of communications between a reader and a credential during transmission by unintended recipients. Messages can be protected against eavesdropping by employing a security service usually implemented by encryption.
  • (eavesdropping) (I) Passive wiretapping done secretly, i.e., without the knowledge of the originator or the intended recipients of the communication. [RFC2828] An attack in which an attacker listens to a private communication. ...
  • (Eavesdropping) Any information sent by the Subscriber using the PTC Online Service is sent at the Subscriber's sole risk, and PTC shall have no liability whatsoever for any claims, losses, actions, damages, suits or proceedings arising out of or otherwise relating to such actions by the Subscriber.
  • (Eavesdropping) This term refers to the process of listening or monitoring someone without their permission. ^
  • (eavesdropping) A breach of communication security in which the information remains intact, but its privacy is compromised. See also impersonation, tampering.