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listen in
verb
to listen to the radio
to intercept radio communications
to listen but not contribute (to a discussion), esp surreptitiously
Idioms and Phrases
Hear or overhear the conversation of others; eavesdrop. It is also put as listen in on , as in She listened in on her parents and learned they were planning a surprise party . [Early 1900s]
Tune in and listen to a broadcast, as in Were you listening in the other night when they played Beethoven's Fifth? [1920s]
Example Sentences
During a practice, while listening in a circle around Wolfson, he had his arms around a teammate as if they were lifelong friends.
The Archers also makes sure any countryside sounds and references listeners hear are accurate, so when you listen in the height of summer, Ambridge sounds like the height of summer too.
Dismissed or simply ignored by critics, it nonetheless became required listening in college dorm rooms across the nation.
Whoever was listening in, most likely someone from the local San Francisco Police Department, had inadvertently caused both lines to ring, while preparing to catch my coming conversation with Mary.
A small number of broadcasters and non-profit organisations transmit information into the country in the dead of night on short and medium radio waves, so North Koreans can tune in to listen in secret.
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