pitch in

verb

pitched in; pitching in; pitches in
Synonyms of pitch innext

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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Burrow pitched in on the daily chores, feeding the livestock and working in the fields, and enjoyed track and cheerleading in high school before heading off to Beloit College in Wisconsin in 1982. Andrew Abrahams, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025 From 2016-21, the Venezuela native pitched in Japan for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Hanshin Tigers of NPB before establishing himself in MLB. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 Neither Rodriguez nor Manoah has pitched in the majors since 2024. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025 Clemens last pitched in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game in 2007 during his second stint with the Yankees. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025 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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“Pitch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch%20in. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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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