OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 26526

eavesdrop

/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
escuchar cautelosamente • escuchar disimuladamente • escuchar escondidamente • escuchar furtivamente • escuchar recatadamente
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.