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- [chahym in]
- /tʃaɪm ɪn/
- /tʃaɪm ɪn/
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- [chahym in]
- /tʃaɪm ɪn/
Definitions of chime in words
- phrasal verb chime in If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken. 3
- verb chime in to join in or interrupt a conversation, esp repeatedly and unwelcomely 3
- verb chime in to voice agreement 3
- noun chime in to join in or interrupt a conversation 3
- noun chime in to agree 3
- noun chime in an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence. 1
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Origin of chime in
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English chymbe belle, by false analysis of *chimbel, Old English cimbal cymbal
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Parts of speech for Chime in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chime in popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
chime in usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chime in
verb chime in
- break in — If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force.
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- interpose — to place between; cause to intervene: to interpose an opaque body between a light and the eye.
- interrupt — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
Antonyms for chime in
verb chime in
- pilfer — steal in small amounts
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- take away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
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