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Meanings of eavesdrop in English

Portuguese
grampear
Spanish
escuchar a escondidas

Listen without the speaker's knowledge.

grampear
Usage of eavesdrop in English
1
We can eavesdrop on military and civilian transmissions made in the clear.
The Hyperion Cantos
2
Rival males are using water ripples to eavesdrop on your mating calls.
Wired
3
Either Barbara would tell her or Tammy would eavesdrop outside Merril's office.
Escape
4
I don't think the Indies know we can eavesdrop on that frequency.
Anvil Gate
5
She'd touch people and eavesdrop on their thoughts and memories if necessary.
The spurned viscountess
6
There was no way she could eavesdrop on Melicard and his men.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
7
I smiled, pausing just outside the room to eavesdrop a little more.
French pressed
8
The user has to be at the airport or port to eavesdrop.
The Irish Times
9
Didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I have to go with the duck.
A nameless witch
10
She wanted to hear, but it went against her grain to eavesdrop.
Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
11
Sano wished he dared eavesdrop on Lord Niu and his friends instead.
Shinjū
12
I could see her peeking around the corner, pretending not to eavesdrop.
Murder most frothy
13
I began to regret that I didn't understand French well enough to eavesdrop.
Neither here nor there: travels in europe
14
Always a pleasure to eavesdrop on Dickens' wide and wild cast of players.
The Guardian
15
I'd have found a way to eavesdrop as well, I imagine.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
16
I glance behind me as if the very fish might rise to eavesdrop.
The Lady of the Rivers
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Translations for eavesdrop
Eavesdrop through the time
Eavesdrop across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common