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Meanings
Noun
1. the act of listening
2. (always in plural) listening in, especially short for écoutes téléphoniques (phone hacking) (espionage)
3. sheet (line to control a sail) (nautical)
Examples5
Thank you for listening.
to monitor
He was absorbed in listening to the music.
You don't need to worry about wiretapping.
He testified that the wire-tapping was carried out at the behest of his superiors.