rope in
rope in · ropes in · roped in · roping in
heranziehen
To cause to become involved in something they are reluctant to doTo cause (someone) to become involved in something they are reluctant to do; to draw into something.
» I've got a rope in my trunk.
У меня в багажнике есть верёвка. — odexed
У мене в багажнику є мотузка. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo cause (someone) to become involved in something they are reluctant to do; to draw into something.
heranziehen
More definitions
- draw in as if with a rope; lure
- divide by means of a rope
Examples
12 sentencesI've got a rope in my trunk.
У мене в багажнику є мотузка. — deniko
ruУ меня в багажнике есть верёвка. — odexed
Put the rope in the box.
ruПоложи верёвку в ящик. — marafon
Tom cut the rope in half.
ruТом разрезал верёвку пополам. — marafon
I put the rope in the box.
ruЯ положил верёвку в коробку. — marafon
We roped in some major partners.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to cause (someone) to become involved in something:
Forms
ropes in, roping in, roped in, roped inPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- rope upTo tie up using a rope.
- rope offTo separate by ropes; to cordon off.
- rope outOf a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like shapes, usually during dissipation.
- rope inTo cause (someone) to become involved in something they are reluctant to do; to draw into something.
- rope intoUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rope, into.
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- divide by means of a rope:rope offcordon off
Word family
2 related wordsLessons 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