how to pronounce eavesdrop
/ˈiːvz.dɹɒp/
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eavesdrop is pronounced in two syllables
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An example use of eavesdrop in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… being able to eavesdrop into and to …”
meaning of eavesdrop
To eavesdrop is to listen secretly to a conversation or other activity.
eavesdrop frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word eavesdrop occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics eavesdrop can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that eavesdrop can be often used in the following areas:
1) business and work;
2) communication, information, and media;
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