listen in
verb
listened in; listening in; listens in
1
: to tune in to or monitor a broadcast
2
: to listen to a conversation without participating in it
especially
: eavesdrop
Examples of listen in in a Sentence
it's not polite to listen in on other people's private conversations
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This kit can be had for $231, while a DuoMat pack which lets your partner listen in at the same time costs $251 at the time of writing.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
Good customer service platforms will also use AI to listen in on conversations and provide human agents with data and prompts to quickly answer questions and resolve problems.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
She wasn’t allowed in men’s spaces and would find a little messenger or a spy that would go listen in and then relay the information to her.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
No longer will anyone outside law enforcement be able to listen in to emergencies, from a major earthquake to calls about routine traffic stops, robberies, burglaries, shootings and other crimes.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
Good customer service platforms will also use AI to listen in on conversations and provide human agents with data and prompts to quickly answer questions and resolve problems.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
She wasn’t allowed in men’s spaces and would find a little messenger or a spy that would go listen in and then relay the information to her.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
No longer will anyone outside law enforcement be able to listen in to emergencies, from a major earthquake to calls about routine traffic stops, robberies, burglaries, shootings and other crimes.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for listen in
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“Listen in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listen%20in. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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