Definition of Listen in

1. Verb. Listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation.

Generic synonyms: Listen

2. Verb. Listen without the speaker's knowledge. "The jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"
Exact synonyms: Eavesdrop
Generic synonyms: Listen
Specialized synonyms: Bug, Intercept, Tap, Wiretap
Derivative terms: Eavesdropper

Definition of Listen in

1. Verb. To listen without participating. ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) To eavesdrop; to listen secretly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Listen In

list processing
list system
listable
listed
listed company
listed security
listee
listees
listel
listello
listellos
listels
listeme
listemes
listen
listen in (current term)
listen up
listenability
listenable
listened
listener
listeners
listenership
listenerships
listening
listening post
listening posts
listening station
listening stations
listening watch

Literary usage of Listen in

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Expositor edited by William Robertson Nicoll, Samuel Cox, James Moffatt (1882)
"Our hearts will suffice to bear witness to the truth of the gracious revelation of the Gospel; they will assure us, in proportion as we listen in ..."

2. English Eccentrics and Eccentricities by John Timbs (1875)
"listen in Tragedy, Play-goers of the present century narrate the early seriousness of Liston, the comedian, and his subsequent turn for tragedy ; which may ..."

3. The Law of Personal Injuries on Railroads by Edward Joseph White (1909)
"Failure to stop, look or listen in approaching. § 890. Liability for defective under-crossings.— Where a railroad company either itself constructs a subway ..."

4. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1869)
"... and says before all Europe, " Italy shall never have Rome', for France wills it so,"_and King, ministers, and Parliament in Italy listen in silence. ..."

5. Six French Poets: Studies in Contemporary Literature by Amy Lowell (1915)
"Listen, in the garden which smells of chervil, listen to the bulfinch singing in the peach-tree. His song is like the clear water in which the air bathes ..."

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