pitch in
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To help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to helpTo help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to help.
» Everybody will have to pitch in to save the environment.
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2 senses(idiomatic, intransitive, transitive)To help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to help.
If we all pitch in, we can raise enough money for the renovation of the church.
(intransitive)To begin briskly.
More definitions
- eat heartily
Examples
23 sentencesEverybody will have to pitch in to save the environment.
I want you to pitch in a little.
Let's all pitch in and get the work done.
ruДавайте-ка все подналяжем и закончим работу. — sharptoothed
Everybody has to pitch in.
It's pitch black in the basement.
deEs ist im Keller stockdunkel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesForms
pitches in, pitching in, pitched in, pitched in| Base form | pitch in · to pitch in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pitches in |
| Present participle | pitching in |
| Past simple | pitched in |
| Past participle | pitched in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- pitch upTo arrive; to turn up.
- pitch outTo intentionally throw the ball outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner
- pitch onTo throw (something) onto (something).
- pitch inTo help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to help.
- pitch intoTo attack; to assault; to abuse.
- pitch aroundTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedpitch into
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