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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That's the going rate for starting pitching in today's game whether the Blue Jays like it or not. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 Ohtani, as many have said, is a unicorn, the first two-way player since Babe Ruth to regularly hit and pitch in his career. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025 Staff are known to pitch in with impromptu dog-sitting; when one guest had to rush out for a medical emergency, their Bernese mountain dog, Gus, spent the day behind the front desk, name tag and all. Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 Others may end up in health care sharing ministries, in which people pitch in for other peoples’ medical costs, but which sometimes do not cover preexisting conditions. Alana Semuels, Time, 30 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 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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