key into
To put intoTo put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.).
» Tom put the key into the lock.
Tom steckte den Schlüssel ins Schloss. — dinkel_girl
Том вставил ключ в замок. — marafon
Том вставив ключ у замок. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.).
(intransitive)To cohere with; to accord with, to be in keeping with.
(transitive)To make (someone) focus or concentrate on (something); to make (someone) understand.
Walter wasn't on the same page as the rest of us at first, but we talked about it and keyed him into it.
Examples
30 sentencesTom put the key into the lock.
Том вставив ключ у замок. — deniko
ruТом вставил ключ в замок. — marafon
deTom steckte den Schlüssel ins Schloss. — dinkel_girl
Tom put his keys into his pocket.
Том поклав свої ключі до кишені. — deniko
ruТом положил ключи в карман. — odexed
Tom put the key into his pocket.
ruТом положил ключ в свой карман. — Lenin_1917
deTom steckte den Schlüssel in seine Tasche. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This key doesn't fit into this lock.
Tom put his keys back into his pocket.
Forms
keys into, keying into, keyed into, keyed into| Base form | key into · to key into |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | keys into |
| Present participle | keying into |
| Past simple | keyed into |
| Past participle | keyed into |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- key outназвати, називатиTo remove (something) or make (something) transparent in a scene through the use of a chromakey.
- key upTo raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.
- key offTo take something as a controlling input datum.
- key onTo anticipate a play by watching and analyzing the movements of one's opponent(s).
- key inTo enter data by keyboarding.
- key downTo lower in pitch, level, or intensity; to tone down.
- key intoTo put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.).
Lessons 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.