chime in

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

chime in (third-person singular simple present chimes in, present participle chiming in, simple past and past participle chimed in)

1. (idiomatic) To talk; to join in conversation or discussion.

   We appreciate your input, so please don't hesitate to chime in with comments and questions.

   • 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:

     Atherton chimed in.
     ‘To that I say, Amen!’ He lifted his hand. ‘God is my witness!’

2. (idiomatic) To agree, to harmonize, to concord.
   • 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk:

     I was therefore obliged to chime in with her plan, which in truth seemed well arranged: […]

   • 1843, E.A.Poe, Morning on the Wissahiccon:

     What I saw upon this cliff, although surely an object of very extraordinary nature, the place and season considered, at first neither startled nor amazed me—so thoroughly and appropriately did it chime in with the half-slumberous fancies that enwrapped me.

Translations

To talk; to join in conversation or discussion

• Finnish: puuttua puheeseen
• Persian: پابرهنه وسط بحث پریدن (pâ-berahne vasat-e bahs paridan)
• Russian: включаться (ru) (vključatʹsja), присоединя́ться (ru) (prisojedinjátʹsja)

To agree, to harmonize, to concord

• Polish: przytakiwać (pl) impf, przytaknąć (pl) pf
• Russian: соотве́тствовать (ru) (sootvétstvovatʹ)