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lock into

lock into verb: to firmly commit to (something or someone).

Verb

lock into (third-person singular simple present locks into, present participle locking into, simple past and past participle locked into)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To firmly commit to (something or someone).
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To involve (a person or thing) in (a plan or system) in such a way that escaping from it is difficult.

Forms of lock into

third-person singular presentlocks into
present participlelocking into
past participlelocked into
pastlocked into

Questions about lock into

What does lock into mean?
Lock into means to firmly commit to (something or someone).
What part of speech is lock into?
Lock into is a verb.
What is the past tense of lock into?
The past tense of lock into is locked into.

Words near lock into in the dictionary

  1. lock horns
  2. lock hospital
  3. lock hospitals
  4. lock in
  5. lock ins
  6. lock into
  7. lock it in, Eddie
  8. lock key
  9. lock keys
  10. lock lips
  11. lock off

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