chime in
chime in verb: to talk; to join in conversation or discussion.
Verb
chime in (third-person singular simple present chimes in, present participle chiming in, simple past and past participle chimed in)
- To talk; to join in conversation or discussion.
- We appreciate your input, so please don't hesitate to chime in with comments and questions.
- Atherton chimed in.
‘To that I say, Amen!’ He lifted his hand. ‘God is my witness!’1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle
- To agree, to harmonize, to concord.
- I was therefore obliged to chime in with her plan, which in truth seemed well arranged: […]1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk
- What I saw upon this cliff, although surely an object of very extraordinary nature, the place and season considered, at first neither startled nor amazed me—so thoroughly and appropriately did it chime in with the half-slumberous fancies that enwrapped me.1843, E.A.Poe, Morning on the Wissahiccon
chime in meaning in Malayalam and Persian
chime in in Malayalam
- interject, interpose, interrupt
- അന്യരുടെ ഭാഷണത്തിൽ കടന്നുകയറി യോജിക്കുക, ഇടയ്ക്കുചേർക്കുക, ഇടയ്ക്കുകയറി അഭിപ്രായം പറയുക, മദ്ധ്യേചെലുത്തുക, നിവേശിപ്പിക്കുക, പെട്ടെന്ന് ഇടയ്ക്കുകയറിപ്പറയുക
- accord, correspond, be consistent
- ഒത്തിരിക്കുക, യോജിക്കുക, അനുഗുണമായി ഭവിക്കുക, ചേരുക, പൊരുത്തമുണ്ടായിരിക്കുക, ഒത്തുവരുക
chime in in Persian
- To talk; to join in conversation or discussion
- پابرهنه وسط بحث پریدن pâ-berahne vasat-e bahs paridan
Forms of chime in
| third-person singular present | chimes in |
|---|---|
| present participle | chiming in |
| past participle | chimed in |
| past | chimed in |
Questions about chime in
- What does chime in mean?
- Chime in means to talk; to join in conversation or discussion.
- What is chime in in Malayalam?
- Chime in in Malayalam is അന്യരുടെ ഭാഷണത്തിൽ കടന്നുകയറി യോജിക്കുക, ഇടയ്ക്കുചേർക്കുക, ഇടയ്ക്കുകയറി അഭിപ്രായം പറയുക. See Chime in meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is chime in?
- Chime in is a verb.
- What is the past tense of chime in?
- The past tense of chime in is chimed in.
Words near chime in in the dictionary
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