Eavesdropping - Wikipedia Eavesdropping is the act of secretly or stealthily listening to the private conversation or communications of others without their consent in order to gather information
Eavesdrop - definition of eavesdrop by The Free Dictionary 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
Eavesdrop - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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
eavesdrop — Wordorigins. org To eavesdrop is to surreptitiously listen in on a conversation to which one is not a party It’s an old word, dating back to Old English, but the meaning has changed over the centuries
eavesdrop - Wiktionary, the free dictionary To eavesdrop usually implies the listener is purposefully trying to hear the conversation of others To overhear is more often accidental