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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That means anyone can listen in, record them, and play them back over the same frequencies.
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025
None of his entourage sat with him or tried to listen in.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
But a side effect is that data brokers can listen in on that process and harvest the location of peoples’ mobile phones.
—Joseph Cox, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
Dale Warner, who pleaded not guilty, listens in court during his preliminary hearing in the case involving his wife Dee Warner's disappearance and alleged murder.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025
None of his entourage sat with him or tried to listen in.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
But a side effect is that data brokers can listen in on that process and harvest the location of peoples’ mobile phones.
—Joseph Cox, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
Dale Warner, who pleaded not guilty, listens in court during his preliminary hearing in the case involving his wife Dee Warner's disappearance and alleged murder.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Listen in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listen%20in. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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