key
To fit with a keyTo fit (a lock) with a key.
Meaning
14 sensesTo fit (a lock) with a key.
provide with a key
To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
To depress (a telegraph key).
To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
(more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
Our instructor told us to key in our user IDs.
вводи́тьvvodítʹ
(colloquial)To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
(intransitive)To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
(transitive)To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
regulate the musical pitch of
To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
Examples
2972 sentencesWhere did you find the key?
Де ви знайшли ключ? — deniko
ruГде ты нашёл ключ? — Balamax
deWo hast du den Schlüssel gefunden? — Manfredo
The key is on the desk.
Ключ на столі. — aandrusiak
ruКлюч на столе. — soweli_Elepanto
deDer Schlüssel ist auf dem Pult. — Esperantostern
Turn the key to the right.
Поверни ключ направо. — deniko
ruПоверни ключ вправо. — ae5s
deDreh den Schlüssel nach rechts. — Manfredo
Where did you find your key?
Де ти знайшов свій ключ? — deniko
ruГде ты нашёл свой ключ? — Balamax
deWo hast du deinen Schlüssel gefunden? — Manfredo
Where did you put my keys?
Куди ти поклав мої ключі? — deniko
ruКуда ты положил мои ключи? — marafon
deWo hast du meine Schlüssel hingetan? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English keye, kaye, keiȝe, from Old English cǣġ (“key, solution, experiment”)From Middle English keye, kaye, keiȝe, from Old English cǣġ (“key, solution, experiment”) (whence also Scots key and kay (“key”)), from Anglo-Frisian Proto-West Germanic *kaiju, of uncertain origin. The only sure cognates are Saterland Frisian Koai (“key”), West Frisian kaai (“key”), and North Frisian kai, koie (“key”). Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kēgaz, *kēguz (“stake, post, pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵogʰ-, *ǵegʰ-, *ǵegʰn- (“branch, stake, bush”), which would make it cognate with Middle Low German kāk (“whipping post, pillory”), and perhaps to Middle Dutch keige (“javelin, spear”) and Middle Low German keie, keige (“spear”).
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Forms
keys, keying, keyed, keyedPhrasal 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.).
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- put the key
- car keys
- the key to
- found the key
- have a key
- put his keys
- lost my keys
- find my keys
- found his keys
- his car keys
- my car keys
- have the key