"listen in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: listens in [present, singular, third-person], listening in [participle, present], listened in [participle, past], listened in [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Synonyms (to listen without participating): listen, sit in Translations (to listen without participating): 收聽 (Chinese Cantonese), 收听 (sau¹ teng¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 收聽 (Chinese Mandarin), 收听 (shōutīng) (Chinese Mandarin), meeluisteren (Dutch), kuunnella (Finnish), origliare (Italian), bağlanmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-listen_in-en-verb-Q1OUIA26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 12 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 72 15 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 18 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 58 24 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 59 21 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 67 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 55 28 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 68 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 29 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 22 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 63 18 18 Disambiguation of 'to listen without participating': 73 13 14 Disambiguation of 'to listen without participating': 73 13 14
  2. To eavesdrop; to listen secretly. Synonyms (to eavesdrop): eavesdrop, overhear Translations (to listen secretly): odposlouchávat (Czech), luistervinken (Dutch), afluisteren (Dutch), salakuunnella (Finnish), zuhören (German), hallgatózik (Hungarian), origliare (Italian), podsłuchiwać [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-listen_in-en-verb-G9JTQxId Disambiguation of 'to eavesdrop': 7 88 5 Disambiguation of 'to listen secretly': 22 57 21
  3. (archaic) To listen to a radio broadcast Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-listen_in-en-verb-ACGMzzDq

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Do you mind if I listen in on your meeting tomorrow?",
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          "_dis1": "73 13 14",
          "sense": "to listen without participating",
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          "_dis1": "73 13 14",
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          "word": "sit in"
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          "_dis1": "73 13 14",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "to listen without participating",
          "word": "收聽"
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          "_dis1": "73 13 14",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "sau¹ teng¹",
          "sense": "to listen without participating",
          "word": "收听"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to listen without participating",
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          "_dis1": "73 13 14",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to listen without participating",
          "word": "meeluisteren"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 13 14",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to listen without participating",
          "word": "kuunnella"
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          "_dis1": "73 13 14",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to listen without participating",
          "word": "origliare"
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          "_dis1": "73 13 14",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to listen without participating",
          "word": "bağlanmak"
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          "sense": "to listen secretly",
          "word": "odposlouchávat"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to listen secretly",
          "word": "luistervinken"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to listen secretly",
          "word": "afluisteren"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to listen secretly",
          "word": "salakuunnella"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to listen secretly",
          "word": "zuhören"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 57 21",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to listen secretly",
          "word": "hallgatózik"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 57 21",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to listen secretly",
          "word": "origliare"
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          "_dis1": "22 57 21",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to listen secretly",
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          "word": "podsłuchiwać"
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        "(archaic) To listen to a radio broadcast"
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        "(archaic) To listen to a radio broadcast"
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    {
      "sense": "to listen without participating",
      "word": "listen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to listen without participating",
      "word": "sit in"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to eavesdrop",
      "word": "eavesdrop"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to eavesdrop",
      "word": "overhear"
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "to listen without participating",
      "word": "收聽"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "sau¹ teng¹",
      "sense": "to listen without participating",
      "word": "收听"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to listen without participating",
      "word": "收聽"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shōutīng",
      "sense": "to listen without participating",
      "word": "收听"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to listen without participating",
      "word": "meeluisteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to listen without participating",
      "word": "kuunnella"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to listen without participating",
      "word": "origliare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to listen without participating",
      "word": "bağlanmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to listen secretly",
      "word": "odposlouchávat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to listen secretly",
      "word": "luistervinken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to listen secretly",
      "word": "afluisteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to listen secretly",
      "word": "salakuunnella"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to listen secretly",
      "word": "zuhören"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to listen secretly",
      "word": "hallgatózik"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to listen secretly",
      "word": "origliare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to listen secretly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "podsłuchiwać"
    }
  ],
  "word": "listen in"
}

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