Meaning

1 senses

  1. (slang)To intrude or butt in [with on].

More definitions
  • search or inquire in a meddlesome way

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Tom heard a fog horn in the distance.

    deTom hörte aus der Ferne ein Nebelhorn. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Do you know what they call a French horn in French?

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  3. Do you know what a French horn is called in French?

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  4. The Van Horn family was in the chips.

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  5. When I approach an intersection, I always honk my horn just in case.

    ruКогда я подъезжаю к перекрёстку, я всегда бибикаю на всякий случай. — krevedko

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Forms

horns in, horning in, horned in, horned in
Base formhorn in · to horn in
3rd person singularhorns in
Present participlehorning in
Past simplehorned in
Past participlehorned in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhorn in
he, she, ithorns in

Past simpleLesson

all personshorned in

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill horn in

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hormonehornB1hornbillhornethorny
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