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There's nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.
Thornton Wilder

Meaning of "eavesdropping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EAVESDROPPING

eavesdropping  [ˈiːvzˌdrɒpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EAVESDROPPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eavesdropping is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb eavesdropping in English.

WHAT DOES EAVESDROPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

eavesdropping

Eavesdropping

Eavesdropping is secretly listening to the private conversation of others without their consent, as defined by Black's Law Dictionary. This is commonly thought to be unethical and there is an old adage that "eavesdroppers seldom hear anything good of themselves...eavesdroppers always try to listen to matters that concern them."...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EAVESDROPPING

PRESENT

Present
I eavesdrop
you eavesdrop
he/she/it eavesdrops
we eavesdrop
you eavesdrop
they eavesdrop
Present continuous
I am eavesdropping
you are eavesdropping
he/she/it is eavesdropping
we are eavesdropping
you are eavesdropping
they are eavesdropping
Present perfect
I have eavesdropped
you have eavesdropped
he/she/it has eavesdropped
we have eavesdropped
you have eavesdropped
they have eavesdropped
Present perfect continuous
I have been eavesdropping
you have been eavesdropping
he/she/it has been eavesdropping
we have been eavesdropping
you have been eavesdropping
they have been eavesdropping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I eavesdropped
you eavesdropped
he/she/it eavesdropped
we eavesdropped
you eavesdropped
they eavesdropped
Past continuous
I was eavesdropping
you were eavesdropping
he/she/it was eavesdropping
we were eavesdropping
you were eavesdropping
they were eavesdropping
Past perfect
I had eavesdropped
you had eavesdropped
he/she/it had eavesdropped
we had eavesdropped
you had eavesdropped
they had eavesdropped
Past perfect continuous
I had been eavesdropping
you had been eavesdropping
he/she/it had been eavesdropping
we had been eavesdropping
you had been eavesdropping
they had been eavesdropping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will eavesdrop
you will eavesdrop
he/she/it will eavesdrop
we will eavesdrop
you will eavesdrop
they will eavesdrop
Future continuous
I will be eavesdropping
you will be eavesdropping
he/she/it will be eavesdropping
we will be eavesdropping
you will be eavesdropping
they will be eavesdropping
Future perfect
I will have eavesdropped
you will have eavesdropped
he/she/it will have eavesdropped
we will have eavesdropped
you will have eavesdropped
they will have eavesdropped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been eavesdropping
you will have been eavesdropping
he/she/it will have been eavesdropping
we will have been eavesdropping
you will have been eavesdropping
they will have been eavesdropping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would eavesdropping
you would eavesdropping
he/she/it would eavesdropping
we would eavesdropping
you would eavesdropping
they would eavesdropping
Conditional continuous
I would be eavesdropping
you would be eavesdropping
he/she/it would be eavesdropping
we would be eavesdropping
you would be eavesdropping
they would be eavesdropping
Conditional perfect
I would have eavesdropping
you would have eavesdropping
he/she/it would have eavesdropping
we would have eavesdropping
you would have eavesdropping
they would have eavesdropping
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been eavesdropping
you would have been eavesdropping
he/she/it would have been eavesdropping
we would have been eavesdropping
you would have been eavesdropping
they would have been eavesdropping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you eavesdrop
we let´s eavesdrop
you eavesdrop
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to eavesdrop
Past participle
eavesdropped
Present Participle
eavesdropping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EAVESDROPPING


chart-topping
ˈtʃɑːtˌtɒpɪŋ
copping
ˈkɒpɪŋ
cropping
ˈkrɒpɪŋ
dopping
ˈdɒpɪŋ
flip-flopping
ˈflɪpˌflɒpɪŋ
flopping
ˈflɒpɪŋ
hopping
ˈhɒpɪŋ
island-hopping
ˈaɪləndhɒpɪŋ
outcropping
ˈaʊtˌkrɒpɪŋ
plopping
ˈplɒpɪŋ
sharecropping
ˈʃɛəˌkrɒpɪŋ
shopping
ˈʃɒpɪŋ
show-stopping
ˈʃəʊˌstɒpɪŋ
sopping
ˈsɒpɪŋ
stopping
ˈstɒpɪŋ
teleshopping
ˈtɛlɪˌʃɒpɪŋ
topping
ˈtɒpɪŋ
uppropping
ʌpˈprɒpɪŋ
whopping
ˈwɒpɪŋ
window-shopping
ˈwɪndəʊˌʃɒpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EAVESDROPPING

eating
eating apple
eating disorder
eating habits
eating house
eating place
eats
EAU
eau de Cologne
eau de Javelle
eau de nil
eau de toilette
eau de vie
eave
eaves
eavesdrip
eavesdrop
eavesdropped
eavesdropper
eavestrough

WORDS THAT END LIKE EAVESDROPPING

camping
clipping
dipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
kidnapping
mapping
overlapping
popping
propping
shipping
skipping
slipping
stepping
stripping
swapping
tapping
tipping
wrapping

Synonyms and antonyms of eavesdropping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EAVESDROPPING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «eavesdropping» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of eavesdropping
bug · earwig · listen in · overhear · pry · snoop · spy

Translation of «eavesdropping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EAVESDROPPING

Find out the translation of eavesdropping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eavesdropping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eavesdropping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

窃听
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escuchas ilegales
570 millions of speakers

English

eavesdropping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निगाह रख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنصت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подслушивание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espionagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

écoute
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menguping
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lauschangriffe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

盗聴
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도청
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eavesdropping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghe trộm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒட்டுக்கேட்டல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इव्हनड्रोपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Telekulak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intercettazioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podsłuch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підслуховування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

interceptarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποκλοπές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meeluistering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tjuvlyssning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avlytting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eavesdropping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EAVESDROPPING»

The term «eavesdropping» is regularly used and occupies the 63.835 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EAVESDROPPING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eavesdropping» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eavesdropping» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eavesdropping

EXAMPLES

4 QUOTES WITH «EAVESDROPPING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eavesdropping.
1
Margaret Carlson
On his own okay, Bush has authorized eavesdropping on as many as a thousand people over the past three years, with some of those intercepts being purely domestic, the New York Times reported.
2
Michael Hutchence
The English press, are so nosy, and the English seem to love that eavesdropping.
3
Jess Walter
The war in Iraq, the abuse of detainees, electronic eavesdropping, Guantanamo Bay - these things were all done on our behalf and they may turn out in the end to have created more terrorists.
4
Thornton Wilder
There's nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EAVESDROPPING»

Discover the use of eavesdropping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eavesdropping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Eavesdropping: An Intimate History
Eavesdropping is a form of human communication in which the information gained is stolen.
John L. Locke, 2010
2
Eavesdropping
This book by Alexis Rotella is a must-have for all poets and spiritual seekers. Kazuo Sato has called Rotella one of the best haiku poets in America today.
Alexis Rotella, 2007
3
Privacy: Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping
This book presents an overview of federal law governing wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping. It includes a selective bibliography fully indexed for easy access.
Gina Marie Stevens, Charles Doyle, 2002
4
Eavesdropping in the Novel from Austen to Proust
Eavesdropping in the Novel from Austen to Proust investigates human curiosity and its representation in eavesdropping scenes in nineteenth-century English and French novels.
Ann Gaylin, 2003
5
Eavesdropping: a collection of short stories on everyday ...
A short story.
Monde Sifuniso, Zambia Women Writers Association, 2000
6
Eavesdropping: A Memoir of Blindness and Listening
KUUSISTO/EAVESDROPPING
Stephen Kuusisto, 2006
7
Chatter: Uncovering the Echelon Surveillance Network and the ...
Whom do they eavesdrop on? And is the interception of communication an effective means of predicting and preventing future attacks? These are some of the questions at the heart of Patrick Radden Keefe’s brilliant new book, Chatter.
Patrick Radden Keefe, 2006
8
Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England: How our ancestors ...
Taking in the horror of ghosts and witches, bull baiting, highwaymen and the stench of corpses swinging on roadside gibbets, this book is a must-read for anyone wanting to discover the genuine story of Jane Austen's England and the ...
Roy Adkins, Lesley Adkins, 2013
9
Animal Communication Networks
Generalizations concerning the two types of eavesdropping behaviour defined in the text eavesdropping or not and towards a more fruitful approach based on the nature of information transfer. While these definitions of eavesdropping require ...
P. K. McGregor, 2005
10
The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the ...
Any reader who thinks America’s liberties are being protected by Congress will be shocked and appalled at what is revealed here. From the Trade Paperback edition.
James Bamford, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EAVESDROPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eavesdropping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NSA Intercepts 98% Of South American Communications: Assange
The NSA is gathering and eavesdropping on practically all communications emerging from South America, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
2
He's halfway out
It wasn't long before the feds were eavesdropping on the co-conspirators' conversations. When the law enforcement ax finally fell, it fell hard. «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Watch 'Big Brother 17' Episode 8 Live, Online! Will Da'Vonne Rogers …
Thanks to some eavesdropping, she learned that she was a possible backdoor target in Episode 8. But she couldn't do anything about it at the ... «Hollywood Take, Jul 15»
4
Seller of digital eavesdropping software gets hacked
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Pentagon are customers of HackingTeam's digital eavesdropping technology, according to ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
German FM on New Allegations of US Eavesdropping
German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that new allegations of US eavesdropping on senior German government officials' ... «CRIENGLISH.com, Jul 15»
6
Security service banned from eavesdropping on lawyers without …
Decorative Scales of Justice in the Courtroom The AIVD secret service may not tap lawyers' telephones unless it has been given permission by ... «DutchNews.nl, Jul 15»
7
Local Man Arrested on Burglary, Eavesdropping Charges
easedropper-7-1 MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (7/1/15) — According to a McCracken County Sheriff's Department report, on June 24, 2015, ... «SurfKY News, Jul 15»
8
Google listens to users, drops sneaky eavesdropping habit
Privacy advocates were concerned about the potential for eavesdropping, particularly in light of the fact that users were not warned of the ... «ITProPortal, Jun 15»
9
Google pulled its eavesdropping software from Chromium
Google has pulled its listening software from the open-source Chromium browser after complaints from developers and privacy campaigners. «Business Insider, Jun 15»
10
Putin: US and France will hush up eavesdropping scandal
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he expects the United States and France will try to quickly contain an uproar caused ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Eavesdropping [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/eavesdropping>. Oct 2026 ».
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