"eavesdrop" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/ [UK], /ˈivzˌdɹɑp/ [US] Audio: en-us-eavesdrop.ogg , en-au-eavesdrop.ogg Forms: eavesdrops [plural]
Etymology: From eaves + drop; the "listening" sense derives from the notion of the listener standing in the area denoted by the physical sense. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|eaves|drop}} eaves + drop Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} eavesdrop (countable and uncountable, plural eavesdrops)
  1. The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (dripping of rain from the eaves of a house): капчук (kapčuk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sgocciolatoio [masculine] (Italian), sgocciolio [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-eavesdrop-en-noun-JXdCiDFc Disambiguation of 'dripping of rain from the eaves of a house': 94 4 1 1
  2. The space around a house on which such water drips. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (space around a house on which such water drips): räystäänalunen (Finnish), chéneau [masculine] (French), sgocciolatoio [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-eavesdrop-en-noun-wqpENXze Disambiguation of 'space around a house on which such water drips': 4 94 1 0
  3. (countable) A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building. Tags: countable Translations (concealed aperture through which an occupant can surreptitiously listen to people): lauschen (German)
    Sense id: en-eavesdrop-en-noun-3hH5gBHk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Chichewa translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 45 3 20 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 39 6 20 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 5 53 4 14 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 51 3 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 6 6 47 6 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 6 46 6 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 7 7 41 7 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Chichewa translations: 6 5 51 4 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 6 5 39 5 17 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 4 55 5 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 10 37 7 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 7 43 5 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 6 44 6 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 10 39 6 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 7 41 8 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 7 33 5 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 7 7 42 7 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 7 6 39 6 25 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 5 42 5 16 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 7 6 44 7 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 7 43 6 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 7 43 6 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 7 6 44 6 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 7 6 44 6 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 6 6 46 6 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 4 30 4 21 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 7 6 44 6 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 6 44 6 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 7 6 44 6 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 7 6 46 6 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 8 39 6 22 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 5 47 6 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 6 44 6 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 7 43 6 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 7 6 44 7 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 6 6 46 6 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 6 6 47 6 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 8 46 5 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 6 45 6 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 6 6 47 6 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 6 45 6 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 6 6 47 6 19 16 Disambiguation of 'concealed aperture through which an occupant can surreptitiously listen to people': 1 1 96 2
  4. (countable) The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-eavesdrop-en-noun-r7RZRKVY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eavesdrip

Verb

IPA: /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/ [UK], /ˈivzˌdɹɑp/ [US] Audio: en-us-eavesdrop.ogg , en-au-eavesdrop.ogg Forms: eavesdrops [present, singular, third-person], eavesdropping [participle, present], eavesdropped [participle, past], eavesdropped [past]
Etymology: From eaves + drop; the "listening" sense derives from the notion of the listener standing in the area denoted by the physical sense. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|eaves|drop}} eaves + drop Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} eavesdrop (third-person singular simple present eavesdrops, present participle eavesdropping, simple past and past participle eavesdropped)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in. Tags: intransitive, transitive Hypernyms (hear conversation one is not intended to hear): overhear Translations (to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear): ականջ դնել (akanǰ dnel) (Armenian), ականջ կախել (akanǰ kaxel) (Armenian), թաքուն լսել (tʻakʻun lsel) (Armenian), подслу́швам (podslúšvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), -ba mawu (Chichewa), 竊聽 (Chinese Cantonese), 窃听 (sit³ teng¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 偷聽 (Chinese Mandarin), 偷听 (tōutīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 竊聽 (Chinese Mandarin), 窃听 (qiètīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 聽牆根 (Chinese Mandarin), 听墙根 (tīng qiánggēn) (Chinese Mandarin), odposlouchávat [imperfective] (Czech), odposlechnout [perfective] (Czech), smuglytte (Danish), aflytte (Danish), lytte (Danish), afluisteren (Dutch), luistervinken (Dutch), subaŭskulti (Esperanto), salakuunnella (Finnish), être aux écoutes (French), écouter secrètement (French), écouter discrètement (French), belauschen (German), horchen (German), lauschen (German), abhören (German), zuhören (German), κρυφακούω (kryfakoúo) (Greek), לצותת (Hebrew), अनकना (anaknā) (Hindi), hallgatózik [intransitive] (Hungarian), kihallgat [transitive] (Hungarian), lehallgat (Hungarian), cúléist (Irish), origliare (Italian), 立ち聞きする (tachigiki suru) (alt: たちぎきする) (Japanese), លួចស្ដាប់ (luǝc sdap) (Khmer), 엿듣다 (yeotdeutda) (Korean), прислушкува (prisluškuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), прислушува (prislušuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), cooyl-eaisht (Manx), eaisht gyn yss (Manx), whakarongo kōrero (Maori), overhøre (Norwegian), tjuvlytte (Norwegian), tyvlytte (Norwegian), فالگوش ایستادن (fâlguš istâdan) (Persian), شنود (šonud) (Persian), استراق سمع کردن (esterâq-e sam' kardan) (Persian), podsłuchiwać [imperfective] (Polish), podsłuchać [perfective] (Polish), ouvir/escutar escondido (Portuguese), trage cu urechea (Romanian), asculta pe furiș (Romanian), подслу́шивать (podslúšivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подслу́шать (podslúšatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), dèan farchluais (Scottish Gaelic), prisluškivati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), načúvať (Slovak), odpočúvať (Slovak), escuchar disimuladamente (Spanish), escuchar escondidamente (Spanish), oír furtivamente (Spanish), tjuvlyssna (Swedish), ดักฟัง (dàk-fang) (Thai), kulak misafiri olmak (overhear) (Turkish), kulak kabartmak [idiomatic] (Turkish), nghe lén (Vietnamese), nghe trộm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-eavesdrop-en-verb-en:to_hear_a_conversation_one_is_not_intended_to_hear Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 4 30 4 21 34 Disambiguation of 'hear conversation one is not intended to hear': 92 8 Disambiguation of 'to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear': 93 7
  2. (zoology) To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-eavesdrop-en-verb-wXNh2nT4 Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 4 30 4 21 34 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eavesdropper, eavesread Related terms: monitor, surveil, tap, wiretap

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "93 7",
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          "lang": "Chichewa",
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          "word": "-ba mawu"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "yue",
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          "word": "偷聽"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "聽牆根"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tīng qiánggēn",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "听墙根"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
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          "lang": "Czech",
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          "code": "da",
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          "word": "smuglytte"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "lytte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "afluisteren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "luistervinken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "subaŭskulti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "salakuunnella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "être aux écoutes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "écouter secrètement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "écouter discrètement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "belauschen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "horchen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "lauschen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "abhören"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "zuhören"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kryfakoúo",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "κρυφακούω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "לצותת"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "anaknā",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "अनकना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "hallgatózik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "kihallgat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "lehallgat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "cúléist"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "origliare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "alt": "たちぎきする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tachigiki suru",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "立ち聞きする"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "luǝc sdap",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "លួចស្ដាប់"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yeotdeutda",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "엿듣다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "prisluškuva",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "прислушкува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "prislušuva",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "прислушува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "cooyl-eaisht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "eaisht gyn yss"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "whakarongo kōrero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "overhøre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "tjuvlytte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "tyvlytte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "fâlguš istâdan",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "فالگوش ایستادن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šonud",
          "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
          "word": "شنود"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "hear conversation one is not intended to hear",
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      "word": "monitor"
    },
    {
      "word": "surveil"
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      "word": "tap"
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      "word": "wiretap"
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          "text": "I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal.",
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        "To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in."
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        "(transitive, intransitive) To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in."
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          "ref": "1993, David W. Nagorsen, Robert Mark Brigham, Royal British Columbia Museum, Bats of British Columbia, page 109:",
          "text": "[…] Eastern Red Bat will eavesdrop on the sonar calls of other red bats to locate potential insect prey.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Ken Yasukawa, Animal Behavior: How and Why Animals Do the Things They Do:",
          "text": "Frog-biting midges also depend on eavesdropping for reproduction, and one would predict similarly strong selection to evolve auditory adaptations for hearing and localizing calls of their hosts.",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "akanǰ dnel",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "ականջ դնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "akanǰ kaxel",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "ականջ կախել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tʻakʻun lsel",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "թաքուն լսել"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podslúšvam",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "подслу́швам"
    },
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      "code": "ny",
      "lang": "Chichewa",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "-ba mawu"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "竊聽"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "sit³ teng¹",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "窃听"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "偷聽"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tōutīng",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "偷听"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "竊聽"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiètīng",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "窃听"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "聽牆根"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tīng qiánggēn",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "听墙根"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "odposlouchávat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odposlechnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "smuglytte"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "aflytte"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "lytte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "afluisteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "luistervinken"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "subaŭskulti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "salakuunnella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "être aux écoutes"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "écouter secrètement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "écouter discrètement"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "belauschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "horchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "lauschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "abhören"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "zuhören"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kryfakoúo",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "κρυφακούω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "לצותת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "anaknā",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "अनकना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "hallgatózik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "kihallgat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "lehallgat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "cúléist"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "origliare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たちぎきする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tachigiki suru",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "立ち聞きする"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "luǝc sdap",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "លួចស្ដាប់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeotdeutda",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "엿듣다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prisluškuva",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прислушкува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prislušuva",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прислушува"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "cooyl-eaisht"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "eaisht gyn yss"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "whakarongo kōrero"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "overhøre"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "tjuvlytte"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "tyvlytte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "fâlguš istâdan",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "فالگوش ایستادن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šonud",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "شنود"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "esterâq-e sam' kardan",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "استراق سمع کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "podsłuchiwać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podsłuchać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "ouvir/escutar escondido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "trage cu urechea"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "asculta pe furiș"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podslúšivatʹ",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подслу́шивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podslúšatʹ",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подслу́шать"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "dèan farchluais"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "prisluškivati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "načúvať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "odpočúvať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "escuchar disimuladamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "escuchar escondidamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "oír furtivamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "tjuvlyssna"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dàk-fang",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "ดักฟัง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "kulak misafiri olmak (overhear)"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "kulak kabartmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "nghe lén"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear",
      "word": "nghe trộm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eavesdrop"
}

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      ],
      "word": "капчук"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "dripping of rain from the eaves of a house",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sgocciolatoio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "dripping of rain from the eaves of a house",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sgocciolio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "space around a house on which such water drips",
      "word": "räystäänalunen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "space around a house on which such water drips",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chéneau"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "space around a house on which such water drips",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sgocciolatoio"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "concealed aperture through which an occupant can surreptitiously listen to people",
      "word": "lauschen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eavesdrop"
}

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