podsłuchiwać — meaning in English

English meaning

• eavesdrop verb To secretly listen in on a conversation you were not meant to hear.
• overhear verb To hear something by chance that was not meant for one's ears.
• tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.

Senses

podsłuchiwać is used for these senses in English:

• listen in To eavesdrop; to listen secretly.
• overhear (ambitransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
• 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.]

eavesdrop — full definition

1. verb To secretly listen in on a conversation you were not meant to hear.
2. noun The narrow strip of ground around a house where rainwater drips off the roof.

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