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to steal private information by secretly picking up an electronic signal or entering a computer system: This vulnerability allows an attacker to eavesdrop on wireless traffic and collect enough information to bypass the secret shared authentication key. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Add to word list. to listen to someone's private conversation from close by without them knowing: eavesdrop on He was eavesdropping on our conversation. He beckoned me into a little side room where no one could eavesdrop. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to listen to someone or something.
intransitive verb. : to listen secretly to what is said in private. eavesdropper noun. Synonyms. listen in (on) overhear. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of eavesdrop in a Sentence. a nosy traveler who likes to eavesdrop on his fellow airline passengers.
Eavesdrop definition: to listen secretly to a private conversation.. See examples of EAVESDROP used in a sentence.
When you eavesdrop, you secretly listen in on someone's conversation. A little girl might eavesdrop on her parents in an attempt to find out what she's getting for her birthday. Whenever you deliberately overhear a phone conversation, or two people having a quiet argument, you eavesdrop.
EAVESDROP meaning: to secretly listen to a conversation: . Learn more.
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1 day ago · verb. If you eavesdrop on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying . The government illegally eavesdropped on his phone conversations. [VERB + on] The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door. [VERB] Synonyms: listen in, spy, overhear, bug [informal] More Synonyms of eavesdrop. eavesdropping uncountable noun.
