listen in
Britishverb
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to listen to the radio
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to intercept radio communications
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to listen but not contribute (to a discussion), esp surreptitiously
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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]
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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
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In 2002, he even made fun of the situation with the self-deprecating I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen, in which the title rhymed with the lyric "Mr Spielberg look just what you're missing".
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
Listen in on holiday music at Crossroads Bellevue, at Marketplace at Factoria and hear carolers at Village at Totem Lake.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021
Listen in to hear, and stick around after the interview for some first-hand impressions of the phone from myself and Nilay Patel.
From The Verge • Oct. 19, 2021
Listen in on a conversation between two actors, writers and iconic Texans: Matthew McConaughey and Ethan Hawke.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2020
Listen in your heart to remorse, the sad and poignant echo that sin, traversing life, leaves everywhere upon its passage.
From The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10 Drummond to Jowett, and General Index by Kleiser, Grenville
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