listen in en · VERB
Meanings
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To listen without participating.
We invite you to listen in to our radio broadcast.
Do you mind if I listen in on your meeting tomorrow?
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To eavesdrop; to listen secretly.
You should close the door for conversations like that. You never know who might be listening in.
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(dated) To listen to a radio broadcast.
Did you listen in to the concert last night?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| listened in | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| listened in | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| listens in | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| listening in | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
listen (to listen without participating) · overhear (to eavesdrop) · eavesdrop (to eavesdrop) · sit in (to listen without participating)
Translations (14)
de zuhören (to listen secretly) · fi kuunnella (to listen without participating) · cmn 收聽 /收听 (to listen without participating) · it origliare (to listen without participating) · hu hallgatózik (to listen secretly) · cs odposlouchávat (to listen secretly) · yue 收聽 /收听 (to listen without participating) · nl luistervinken (to listen secretly) · tr bağlanmak (to listen without participating) · it origliare (to listen secretly) · fi salakuunnella (to listen secretly) · pl podsłuchiwać (to listen secretly) · nl afluisteren (to listen secretly) · nl meeluisteren (to listen without participating)