listen in
Verb
Meaning
listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation
listen without the speaker's knowledge
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the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations
And indeed, there are specialized modems for intelligence-collection purposes that allow governments to listen in on satellite communications, Pavur noted; they’re installed in multimillion-dollar ground stations worldwide.
Maxie might listen in as Robert shares new info – possibly relating to how Peter set up Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) or targeted Holly Sutton (Emma Samms).
Other reports inform us that Huawei can, and presumably does, covertly use “back doors” to listen in to cell conversations carried on its networks by private citizens, law enforcement, and government agencies.
As criminals have shown the capability in the past to listen in to the emergency services radio spectrum, so they could move into the LTE space and be aware of emergency services activity.
Bob Dylan’s instant reaction to the recently completed album Paul McCartney brought by his London hotel room for a quick listen in the spring of 1967 may not sound like the most thoughtful analysis ever offered, but it still to hit the nail on the head.