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eavesdrop

ea·vesd·rop

UK/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/ US/ˈivzˌdɹɑp/ uncommon

verb

1.

listen without the speaker''s knowledge

  • “the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife”
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Origin

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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