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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Meanwhile, Fisk and Mukasa listen in from a surveillance truck parked nearby.
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EW.com, 11 May 2025
Dina’s reaction – at first happily listening in before wiping away tears – really nailed the tone down.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The song also enjoyed a 46% bump in official U.S. streams, rising to 2.1 million listens in the week ending April 3, according to Luminate.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
This is where a security agency can secretly join a chat without anyone in the chat realizing, listening in when warranted by a court for investigations into terrorism, drugs, child abuse.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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EW.com, 11 May 2025
Dina’s reaction – at first happily listening in before wiping away tears – really nailed the tone down.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The song also enjoyed a 46% bump in official U.S. streams, rising to 2.1 million listens in the week ending April 3, according to Luminate.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
This is where a security agency can secretly join a chat without anyone in the chat realizing, listening in when warranted by a court for investigations into terrorism, drugs, child abuse.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Mar. 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 25 May. 2025.
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