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key into

key into verb: to put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.).

Verb

key into (third-person singular simple present keys into, present participle keying into, simple past and past participle keyed into)

  1. (transitive) To put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.).
  2. (intransitive) To cohere with; to accord with, to be in keeping with.
    • [T]he sheer insistence here on these myths of Greek victory, and the repeated variations on the theme through different legendary cycles, key into the idea of the Parthenon as a monument of Athenian triumph.2002, Mary Beard, The Parthenon, Profile Books, published 2010, page 144
  3. (transitive) To make (someone) focus or concentrate on (something); to make (someone) understand.
    • Walter wasn't on the same page as the rest of us at first, but we talked about it and keyed him into it.

Forms of key into

third-person singular presentkeys into
present participlekeying into
past participlekeyed into
pastkeyed into

Questions about key into

What does key into mean?
Key into means to put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.).
What part of speech is key into?
Key into is a verb.
What is the past tense of key into?
The past tense of key into is keyed into.

Words near key into in the dictionary

  1. key holders
  2. key in
  3. key in on
  4. key interest rate
  5. key interest rates
  6. key into
  7. Key Largo
  8. key light
  9. key lights
  10. key lime
  11. key lime pie

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