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tap into

tap into verb: to establish a connection with (something), especially in order to take advantage.

Verb

tap into (third-person singular simple present taps into, present participle tapping into, simple past and past participle tapped into)

  1. To establish a connection with (something), especially in order to take advantage.
  2. To access (a resource or object).
    • When he ran out of money, he decided to tap into his trust fund.
    • A significant number of Sindhi businesses in London tap into their connections with India and elsewhere to cater for the 'ethnic niche' market.2004 Mark-Anthony Falzon - Cosmopolitan Connections: The Sindhi Diaspora

Forms of tap into

third-person singular presenttaps into
present participletapping into
past participletapped into
pasttapped into

Questions about tap into

What does tap into mean?
Tap into means to establish a connection with (something), especially in order to take advantage.
What part of speech is tap into?
Tap into is a verb.
What is the past tense of tap into?
The past tense of tap into is tapped into.

Words near tap into in the dictionary

  1. tap dancing
  2. tap drill
  3. tap drills
  4. tap in
  5. tap ins
  6. tap into
  7. tap of work
  8. tap off
  9. tap on
  10. tap one's toes
  11. tap or nap

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