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- [bahrj in]
- /bɑrdʒ ɪn/
- /bɑːdʒ ɪn/
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- [bahrj in]
- /bɑrdʒ ɪn/
Definitions of barge in words
- phrasal verb barge in If you barge in or barge in on someone, you rudely interrupt what they are doing or saying. 3
- noun barge in a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter. 1
- noun barge in a vessel of state used in pageants: elegantly decorated barges on the Grand Canal in Venice. 1
- noun barge in Navy. a boat reserved for a flag officer. 1
- noun barge in a boat that is heavier and wider than a shell, often used in racing as a training boat. 1
- noun barge in New England (chiefly Older Use) . a large, horse-drawn coach or, sometimes, a bus. 1
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Origin of barge in
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Middle French, perhaps < Latin *bārica; see bark3
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Parts of speech for Barge in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
barge in popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
barge in usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for barge in
verb barge in
- break in — If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force.
- collide — If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
- infringe — to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress: to infringe a copyright; to infringe a rule.
- interrupt — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- intrude — to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
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