pitch in

verb

pitched in; pitching in; pitches in

intransitive verb

1
: to begin to work
2
: to contribute to a common endeavor

Examples of pitch in in a Sentence

everyone at the office pitched in to buy a gift for the soon-to-be-wed couple
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Thiel, his old venture partner, seeded a U.S. Senate run with $10 million, then pitched in another $5 million as the race heated up. Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Buddy Hield scored 20 points for a fourth straight game and Draymond Green pitched in 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists as six Warriors scored double figures. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 Ila Borders pitches in Thunder Bay, Canada, in 1998.Elsa / Getty Images file The U.S. women’s national baseball team is a mix of women who played top college softball or suited up alongside men on lower-division hardball teams. David K. Li, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024 By that point, Treinen had already thrown 21 pitches in the sixth and seventh innings. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pitch in 

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pitch in was in 1835

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Cite this Entry

“Pitch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch%20in. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

pitch in

verb
1
: to begin to work
2
: to contribute to a common task
all the students pitched in to make the dance a success
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