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
Recent Examples on the Web Omaha starting pitcher Kamryn Meyer found herself in her third start of the weekend, even after throwing 158 and 120 pitches in the first two games to lead the Mavericks to their first regional final in program history. Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024 Finding new moneymaking opportunity was part of Reddit’s pitch in the lead-up to its IPO. Aisha Counts and Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg, TIME, 17 May 2024 The race is seemingly open enough that anyone with a direct or second-hand connection to candidates was comfortable making their pitch in Chicago. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024 Three errors — two by third baseman Christopher Morel and one by first baseman Michael Busch — contributed to starter Javier Assad’s higher pitch count that forced him out of the game after 89 pitches in 4 1/3 innings. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2024 Only one Dodgers starting pitcher has thrown as many as 100 pitches in a start – Tyler Glasnow has done it twice, topping out at 101 in eight innings against the New York Mets on April 21. Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024 Maybe the Invictus Games Foundation also could pitch in for security. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024 Kanzler got to watch Arias pitch in person last week while visiting the Smokies and was impressed. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024 Getting into the sixth was important for Singer, who threw 29 pitches in the first inning. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024

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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 28 May. 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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