listen in
listen in verb: to listen without participating.
Verb
listen in (third-person singular simple present listens in, present participle listening in, simple past and past participle listened in)
- 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.
- To eavesdrop; to listen secretly.
- You should close the door for conversations like that. You never know who might be listening in.
- To listen to a radio broadcast.
- Did you listen in to the concert last night?
listen in meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
listen in in Tamil
- ரையசைக்கிளவி
listen in in Malayalam
- overhear, eavesdrop, spy
- ഒളിഞ്ഞുകേൾക്കുക, സ്വകാര്യസംഭാഷണം ഒളിഞ്ഞുകേൾക്കുക, മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ സംഭാഷണം രഹസ്യമായി കേൾക്കുക, മറഞ്ഞുനിന്നുകേൾക്കുക, അന്യരുടെ രഹസ്യസംഭാഷണം ശ്രവിക്കുക, ചെവിപാർക്കുക
Synonyms of listen in
Forms of listen in
| third-person singular present | listens in |
|---|---|
| present participle | listening in |
| past participle | listened in |
| past | listened in |
Questions about listen in
- What does listen in mean?
- Listen in means to listen without participating.
- What is listen in in Tamil?
- Listen in in Tamil is ரையசைக்கிளவி. See Listen in meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is listen in?
- Listen in is a verb.
- What is the past tense of listen in?
- The past tense of listen in is listened in.
Words near listen in in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: listen in (page history and authors); listen in (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); listen in (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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