listen in

What does listen in mean?

listen in means "listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for listen in?

Close synonyms include eavesdrop. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is listen in a common word?

listen in is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for listen in come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.