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
Also listening in to the meeting, however, was the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
—
Will Carless, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Glen Powell is a bona fide movie star Jasper, reduced to Gary’s old job of listening in, is incredulous.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Viewers then get to pull up a seat alongside the A-list stars and listen in on their thoughts on the recipes and personal stories.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
To listen in the default mode, just don't select any of the presets.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Since last summer, she's been piloting two competing software applications that use large-language models and generative artificial intelligence to listen in on, transcribe and summarize her conversations with patients.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Dateline The girlfriend agreed to call Smith and allow investigators to listen in and record the conversation.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
In the clip, viewers listen in on Durst’s phone call to his lawyer from behind bars.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Here's who's going Biden administration sends Arizona Indigenous nonprofit $8M to bring power to 300 tribal homes
A call to Navarrete by one of the victims with police listening in became the lynchpin of the case.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
Will Carless, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Glen Powell is a bona fide movie star Jasper, reduced to Gary’s old job of listening in, is incredulous.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Viewers then get to pull up a seat alongside the A-list stars and listen in on their thoughts on the recipes and personal stories.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
To listen in the default mode, just don't select any of the presets.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Since last summer, she's been piloting two competing software applications that use large-language models and generative artificial intelligence to listen in on, transcribe and summarize her conversations with patients.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Dateline The girlfriend agreed to call Smith and allow investigators to listen in and record the conversation.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
In the clip, viewers listen in on Durst’s phone call to his lawyer from behind bars.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Here's who's going Biden administration sends Arizona Indigenous nonprofit $8M to bring power to 300 tribal homes
A call to Navarrete by one of the victims with police listening in became the lynchpin of the case.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'listen in.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near listen in
Cite this Entry
“Listen in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listen%20in. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share