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eavesdropped

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /-drɑːp/
    • /ˈiːvz.drɒp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-drɑːp/

Definition of eavesdropped word

  • noun eavesdropped Simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop. 1
Just one definition for eavesdropped

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Parts of speech for Eavesdropped

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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eavesdropped popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for eavesdropped

verb eavesdropped

  • overheard — to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker's intention or knowledge: I accidentally overheard what they were saying.
  • snooped — to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
  • spied — a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
  • pried — to try, test, or taste.
  • bugged — Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
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Antonyms for eavesdropped

verb eavesdropped

  • ignored — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
Just one Antonym for eavesdropped

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