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eavesdropped

eavesdropped is the simple past and past participle of eavesdrop.

Meaning of eavesdrop

Verb

eavesdrop (third-person singular simple present eavesdrops, present participle eavesdropping, simple past and past participle eavesdropped)

  1. (ambitransitive) To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
    • I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal.
  2. To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.
    • […] Eastern Red Bat will eavesdrop on the sonar calls of other red bats to locate potential insect prey.1993, David W. Nagorsen, Robert Mark Brigham, Royal British Columbia Museum, Bats of British Columbia, page 109

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Questions about eavesdropped

What is eavesdropped the simple past and past participle of?
Eavesdropped is the simple past and past participle of eavesdrop.

Words near eavesdropped in the dictionary

  1. eaves trough
  2. eaves troughs
  3. eavesdrip
  4. eavesdrips
  5. eavesdrop
  6. eavesdropped
  7. eavesdropper
  8. eavesdroppers
  9. eavesdropping
  10. eavesdroppingly
  11. eavesdroppings

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