Meaning

3 senses
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive)To fit in or harmonize (with something).

    This paragraph does not tie in with the greater themes of the story.

  2. For a local station to begin broadcasting an ongoing network transmission.

  3. To attach oneself to a rope using a secure knot.

More definitions
  • be in connection with something relevant
  • make a logical or causal connection

Examples

33 sentences
  1. I haven't worn this tie in almost three years.

    Я не надягав цю краватку майже три роки. — El_lena

    ruЯ не надевал этот галстук почти три года. — odexed

  2. Don't get all tied up in knots.

  3. Tom keeps an extra tie in his desk drawer at work.

  4. Tom and I are going to tie the knot in October.

  5. Tom has thirty ties in his closet, but he always wear the same two or three.

    ruУ Тома в шкафу тридцать галстуков, но он из них носит только два или три. — marafon

Forms

ties in, tying in, tied in, tied in
Base formtie in · to tie in
3rd person singularties in
Present participletying in
Past simpletied in
Past participletied in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytie in
he, she, itties in

Past simpleLesson

all personstied in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave tied in
he, she, ithas tied in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill tie in

Phrasal verbs

9 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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