listen in
To listen without participatingTo listen without participating.
» He was listening to music in his room.
Er hörte Musik in seinem Zimmer.
Er war in seinem Zimmer und hörte Musik.
Он слушал музыку в своей комнате.
Он слушал музыку у себя в комнате.
Meaning
3 sensesTo listen without participating.
Do you mind if I listen in on your meeting tomorrow?
We invite you to listen in to our radio broadcast.
listen without the speaker's knowledge
To eavesdrop; to listen secretly.
You should close the door for conversations like that. You never know who might be listening in.
zuhören
(dated)To listen to a radio broadcast.
Did you listen in to the concert last night?
Examples
53 sentencesHe was listening to music in his room.
ruОн слушал музыку в своей комнате. — unholywhale
deEr hörte Musik in seinem Zimmer. — MUIRIEL
Tom is listening to music in his room.
ruТом слушает музыку у себя в комнате. — marafon
deTom hört Musik in seinem Zimmer. — wolfgangth
Which radio station do you usually listen to in your car?
I'm listening to music in my room.
ruЯ слушаю музыку в своей комнате. — Txoria
I often listen to podcasts in French.
Я часто слухаю подкасти французькою. — deniko
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
listens in, listening in, listened in, listened in| Base form | listen in · to listen in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | listens in |
| Present participle | listening in |
| Past simple | listened in |
| Past participle | listened in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonyms- listen without the speaker's knowledge:eavesdrop
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb