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- [kee in]
- /ki ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kee in]
- /ki ɪn/
Definitions of key in words
- noun key in the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like. 1
- noun key in a set of keys usually arranged in tiers, for operating a typewriter, typesetting machine, computer terminal, or the like. 1
- noun key in any of various musical instruments played by means of a pianolike keyboard, as a piano, electric piano, or organ. 1
- transitivephrasal verb key in enter by typing 1
- phrasal verb key in If you key something in, you put information into a computer or you give the computer a particular instruction by typing the information or instruction on the keyboard. 0
- verb key in to enter (information or instructions) in a computer or other device by means of a keyboard or keypad 0
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Origin of key in
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; key1 + board
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Parts of speech for Key in
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key in popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".
key in usage trend in Literature
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verb key in
- load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- compute — To compute a quantity or number means to calculate it.
- program — software
- run — execution
- boot up — When you boot up a computer, you make it ready to use by putting in the instructions which it needs in order to start working.