lock into
To firmly commit toTo firmly commit to (something or someone).
» They locked Tom into the cellar so that he couldn't escape.
Вони замкнули Тома в підвалі, щоб він не міг втекти.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To firmly commit to (something or someone).
(idiomatic, transitive)To involve (a person or thing) in (a plan or system) in such a way that escaping from it is difficult.
Examples
9 sentencesThey locked Tom into the cellar so that he couldn't escape.
Вони замкнули Тома в підвалі, щоб він не міг втекти. — Ahha
Paul locked himself into the bathroom.
She locked herself into a world of her own.
We'll have to pick the lock to get into the house.
ruНам придётся взломать замок, чтобы попасть в дом. — sharptoothed
The burglars forced the lock to get into the apartment.
ruГрабители взломали замок, чтобы проникнуть в квартиру. — odexed
Forms
locks into, locking into, locked into, locked into| Base form | lock into · to lock into |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | locks into |
| Present participle | locking into |
| Past simple | locked into |
| Past participle | locked into |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
10 phrasal verbs- lock upповісити, вішатиTo imprison or incarcerate (someone).
- lock inприбрати, прибиратиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure.
- lock awayприбрати, прибиратиTo lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.
- lock offTo stop talking to (someone); to cut (someone) out; to ghost (someone).
- lock outTo inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
- lock onTo begin tracking a target via an automated system.
- lock downTo secure (something).
- lock intoTo firmly commit to (something or someone).
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