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Word: Eavesdrop
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 17th century: back-formation from eavesdropper(late Middle English)‘a person who listens from under the eaves’, from the obsolete noun eavesdrop ‘the ground on to which water drips from the eaves’, probably from Old Norse upsardropi, from ups ‘eaves’ + dropi ‘a drop’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈiːvzdrɒp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
secretly listen to a conversation
Short Definition:secretly listen to conversation
Examples:- my father eavesdropped on my phone calls
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