Abhören — meaning in English

English meaning

auscultation noun Auscultation is the medical practice of listening to the sounds of internal organs, usually with a stethoscope, to help diagnose disorders.
bugging noun The act of secretly planting listening or recording devices to spy on someone.
eavesdrop verb To secretly listen in on a conversation you were not meant to hear.
eavesdropping noun The act of secretly listening to a conversation that isn't meant for you.
monitor noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.

Abhören is used for these senses in English:

auscultate (transitive) To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
auscultation (medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.
bugging Electronic surveillance.
eavesdropping (telecommunication) The interception of electronic communication.
eavesdropping Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.
monitor (transitive) To watch over; to guard.
tap A secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; also, a recording of such a communication.
tap (communication, chiefly, law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). [from 19th c.]