buckle in
To secure with a seatbelt or child's car seatTo secure (someone) with a seatbelt or child's car seat.
» The passenger should be buckled in.
Пассажир должен быть пристёгнут. — odexed
frpzzd · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To secure (someone) with a seatbelt or child's car seat.
Synonym of buckle down.
Examples
5 sentencesThe passenger should be buckled in.
ruПассажир должен быть пристёгнут. — odexed
Make sure the baby is buckled up in the car seat.
Was Tom buckled in?
ruТом был пристёгнут? — marafon
Tom isn't buckled in.
ruТом не пристёгнут. — marafon
deTom ist nicht angeschnallt. — mhr
Are you buckled in well?
ruТы хорошо пристёгнут? — marafon
Forms
buckles in, buckling in, buckled in, buckled in| Base form | buckle in · to buckle in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | buckles in |
| Present participle | buckling in |
| Past simple | buckled in |
| Past participle | buckled in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- buckle upTo fasten with a buckle.
- buckle inTo secure (someone) with a seatbelt or child's car seat.
- buckle downTo apply oneself to study, or a task or work; to focus on or take a serious attitude towards something; to put forth the needed effort.
- buckle overTo bend over suddenly, pitching forward from the waist, as for example when vomiting suddenly.
- buckle toSynonym of buckle down (“to apply oneself to study, or a task or work; to focus on or take a serious attitude towards something; to put forth the needed effort”).
- buckle underTo reluctantly accept something (due to a source of social pressure).
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.