Meaning

10 senses
  1. To intrude or interrupt.

  2. To intrude or interrupt.

    To take up a portion of.

    This is cutting in on my free time.

  3. To join a queue in the middle, as opposed to at the back.

    Cut in line

    sich vordrängeln

  4. To pull in front of another vehicle in traffic, especially to do so dangerously or unfairly.

    drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably

  5. To begin riding a wave in front of someone else whose legitimate turn it is.

  6. (dated, idiomatic)To dance with someone who is already dancing by replacing his or her partner.

    abklatschen

    interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner

  7. When painting, to paint edges, corners, or trim in preparation for rolling larger areas.

  8. (slang, transitive)To include; to allow (someone) to participate in something.

    You can cut me in on the next hand of this card game.

    allow someone to have a share or profit

  9. To include; to allow (someone) to participate in something.

    (slang, transitive)To give (someone) a share of something.

  10. (intransitive, slang, transitive)To take a share of something; to push one's way into a project, game or plan.

Examples

133 sentences
  1. She cut the apple in half.

    Вона розрізала яблука навпіл.

    ruОна разрезала яблоко пополам.

    deSie schnitt den Apfel in der Mitte durch.

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  2. Don't cut in when others are talking.

    Не перебивай коли інші розмовляють.

    ruНе перебивайте, когда другие говорят.

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  3. Cut it in half.

    Розріж її навпіл.

    ruРазрежь напополам.

    deSchneide ihn in zwei Teile.

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  4. Tom cut a hole in the fence and crawled through.

    Том зробив дірку у паркані та проліз крізь неї.

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  5. May I cut in?

    Можна, я скажу?

    ruМожно мне вас перебить?

    deDarf ich unterbrechen?

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to join a queue in the middle:
to replace somebody's dancing partner:

Forms

cuts in, cutting in, cut in, cut in
Base formcut in · to cut in
3rd person singularcuts in
Present participlecutting in
Past simplecut in
Past participlecut in

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycut in
he, she, itcuts in

Past simpleLesson

all personscut in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cut in
he, she, ithas cut in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cut in

Phrasal verbs

15 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

9 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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