eavesdrop (on)

verb

ˈēvz-ˌdräp How to pronounce eavesdrop (on) (audio)
Definition of eavesdrop (on)next
as in to listen in (on)
to listen to (another in private conversation) a nosy traveler who likes to eavesdrop on his fellow airline passengers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdrop (on)
  1. monitor
  2. hear
  3. spy
  4. overhear
Verb
  • Polio vaccines have been extensively studied and monitored for close to 70 years.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Healthcare providers will closely monitor people taking these drugs to detect any early hearing loss.14 The aminoglycoside drugs carrying a high risk of tinnitus include:14 Amikacin Neomycin Kanamycin Tobramycin 8.
    Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of monitor
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  • Now a chef at the Department of Justice and the father of two children with autism, two and three years old, Smith said hearing about the incident hit him hard.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Disney appealed the decision, but the California Supreme Court declined to hear the case, which effectively ended its legal fight.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of hear
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  • Claire comes home one day from spying and finds Lord John in tears, meeting with a captain from the Royal Navy.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
  • At the same time, Ukrainian authorities have become increasingly suspicious of anyone with links to the Russian Orthodox Church, arresting and convicting clergymen of spying for Moscow.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of spy
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  • Some of his comments were publicly made in front of patients and bystanders who overheard him.
    Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Brady is unaware that Lark is in earshot and overhears their conversation.
    Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of overhear
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