eavesdrop.
To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
Meaning & usage
To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal.
To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.
Where this word comes from
From eaves + drop; the "listening" sense derives from the notion of the listener standing in the area denoted by the physical sense.
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 intended to be heard.
Were you having a little eavesdrop on us last night?
Where this word comes from
From eaves + drop; the "listening" sense derives from the notion of the listener standing in the area denoted by the physical sense.
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