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EAVESDROP definition: 1. to listen to someone's private conversation from close by without them knowing: 2. to listen to…. Learn more.
: 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.
to listen to someone without them knowing using an electronic listening device, for example attached to a telephone line: The intelligence agency was instructed to eavesdrop and collect information to be analyzed by other agencies. Police need a warrant if they want to eavesdrop on telephone conversations.
Eavesdrop definition: to listen secretly to a private conversation.. See examples of EAVESDROP used in a sentence.
Whenever you deliberately overhear a phone conversation, or two people having a quiet argument, you eavesdrop. You might eavesdrop on a funny exchange between two friends at a cafe, or eavesdrop on an important conversation between your boss and one of your coworkers.
eaves·drop. (ēvz′drŏp′) intr.v. eaves·dropped, eaves·drop·ping, eaves·drops. 1. To listen secretly to the private conversation of others. 2. To gain access to private electronic communications, as through wiretapping or the interception of email or cell phone calls.
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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.
