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eavesdropeavesdrop /ˈivzdrɑp/ verb (eavesdropped, eavesdropping) [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYeavesdropOrigin: 1600-1700 eavesdropper someone who stands close to a wall, where rainwater drops from the eaves, in order to listen secretly VERB TABLEeavesdrop |
Present | I, you, we, they | eavesdrop | | he, she, it | eavesdrops | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | eavesdropped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have eavesdropped | | he, she, it | has eavesdropped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had eavesdropped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will eavesdrop | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have eavesdropped |
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Present | I | am eavesdropping | | he, she, it | is eavesdropping | | you, we, they | are eavesdropping | Past | I, he, she, it | was eavesdropping | | you, we, they | were eavesdropping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been eavesdropping | | he, she, it | has been eavesdropping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been eavesdropping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be eavesdropping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been eavesdropping |
to listen secretly to other people’s conversations → overhear: eavesdrop on I’m sure Sheri was eavesdropping on us. [Origin: 1600–1700 eavesdropper someone who stands close to a wall, where rainwater drops from the eaves, in order to listen secretly]—eavesdropper noun [countable] |