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
Recent Examples on the Web
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, which begins next week, will allow the public to listen in as Tim Cook presents Apple’s latest and greatest product updates in his charming southern drawl.
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Laura Bratton, Quartz, 6 June 2024
When the couple spoke with Ayo Tometi, the co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter on Instagram Live in 2020, the designer was listening in anonymously and was inspired to plant the seed of this shoe collection idea all while raising awareness and support for social equality.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 5 June 2024
The purpose of these Advanced Orion satellites, each with mesh antennas that unfurl to a diameter of up to 330 feet (100 meters), is to listen in on communications and radio transmissions from US adversaries, and perhaps allies.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 Apr. 2024
As the sophons are still listening in, Saul won’t be able to explain himself to the Wallfacer committee, but his theory about dark-forest deterrence will be proved right when his target is destroyed by an even more advanced alien civilization, spooking the San-Ti.
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—Zing Tsjeng, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
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Laura Bratton, Quartz, 6 June 2024
When the couple spoke with Ayo Tometi, the co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter on Instagram Live in 2020, the designer was listening in anonymously and was inspired to plant the seed of this shoe collection idea all while raising awareness and support for social equality.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 5 June 2024
The purpose of these Advanced Orion satellites, each with mesh antennas that unfurl to a diameter of up to 330 feet (100 meters), is to listen in on communications and radio transmissions from US adversaries, and perhaps allies.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 Apr. 2024
As the sophons are still listening in, Saul won’t be able to explain himself to the Wallfacer committee, but his theory about dark-forest deterrence will be proved right when his target is destroyed by an even more advanced alien civilization, spooking the San-Ti.
.
—Zing Tsjeng, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Listen in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listen%20in. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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