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listen in
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb listen in has 2 senses
- listen in(v = verb.perception) Array - listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation; Array is one way to listen
- listen in(v = verb.perception) eavesdrop - listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" is one way to listen
Sample sentence:
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Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
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THESAURUS
listen in
attend, attend to, auscultate, be all ears, bend an ear, bug, buzz, call, call up, cock the ears, dial, eavesdrop, examine by ear, give a ring, give attention, give audience to, give ear, hang up, hark, hear, hear out, hearken, heed, hold the phone, intercept, lend an ear, listen, listen at, listen to, make a call, phone, ring, ring off, ring up, sit in on, tap, telephone, tune down, tune in, tune up, wiretap
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