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eaves-drop

 

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Verb eaves-drop has 1 sense
  1. listen in, eavesdrop - listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"
    --1 is one way to listen
    Derived form: noun eavesdropper1
    Sample sentences:
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    Somebody ----s PP

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Eaves-drop

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: To secretly listen to a conversation without the speakers' knowledge or consent.

Sense 1: To listen secretly to a private conversation.

Example sentence 1: I saw my neighbor eaves-dropping on our conversation through the window.

Example sentence 2: It is considered rude and unethical to eaves-drop on other people's private discussions.

Sense 2: To overhear or accidentally listen to a conversation not intended for one's ears.

Example sentence 1: While sitting at the café, I couldn't help but eaves-drop on the intriguing conversation happening next to me.

Example sentence 2: Sarah didn't mean to eaves-drop, but she couldn't help but overhear snippets of her coworkers' conversation in the adjacent cubicle.

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