listen in

See also: listenin'

English

Verb

listen in (third-person singular simple present listens in, present participle listening in, simple past and past participle listened in)

1. To listen without participating.

   Do you mind if I listen in on your meeting tomorrow?

   We invite you to listen in to our radio broadcast.

2. To eavesdrop; to listen secretly.

   You should close the door for conversations like that. You never know who might be listening in.

3. (archaic) To listen to a radio broadcast

   Did you listen in to the concert last night?

Synonyms

• (to listen without participating): listen, sit in
• (to eavesdrop): eavesdrop, overhear

Translations

to listen without participating

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 收聽／收听 (sau¹ teng¹) (to a broadcast)

  Mandarin: 收聽／收听 (zh) (shōutīng) (to a broadcast)

• Dutch: meeluisteren (nl)
• Finnish: kuunnella (fi)
• Italian: origliare
• Turkish: bağlanmak (tr) (to a broadcast)

to listen secretly

• Czech: odposlouchávat
• Dutch: luistervinken (nl), afluisteren (nl)
• Finnish: salakuunnella (fi)
• German: zuhören (de)
• Hungarian: hallgatózik (hu)
• Italian: origliare
• Polish: podsłuchiwać (pl) impf

Anagrams

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