eavesdrop on

eavesdrop on someone

to listen in on people having a private conversation. I saw her eavesdropping on them. Please don't eavesdrop on me.

to listen in on a private conversation. She was eavesdropping on their conversation. Maria was eavesdropping on the telephone call.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Clara	['kleərə]
AdriÁN	ahd-RYAHN (Spanish), AWD-ree-ahn (Hungarian)	Spanish, Hungarian
Stanislav	stah-nee-SLAHF (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Darell	DER-əl, DAR-əl	English
Cevdet	-	Turkish
Belphoebe	-	Literature