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listened in

listened in is the simple past and past participle of listen in.

Meaning of listen in

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?
    Synonyms:
    listen, sit in
  2. To eavesdrop; to listen secretly.
    • You should close the door for conversations like that. You never know who might be listening in.
    Synonyms:
    eavesdrop, overhear
  3. (dated) To listen to a radio broadcast.
    • Did you listen in to the concert last night?

Questions about listened in

What is listened in the simple past and past participle of?
Listened in is the simple past and past participle of listen in.

Words near listened in in the dictionary

  1. listen with half an ear
  2. listenability
  3. listenable
  4. listened
  5. listened after
  6. listened in
  7. listened out
  8. listened up
  9. listened with half an ear
  10. listenedst
  11. listener

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Adapted from Wiktionary: listened in (page history and authors); listen in (page history and authors). 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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