hook into
phrasal verb
hooked into; hooking into; hooks into
informal
: to become connected to (something, such as a computer network or a source of electrical power)
We don't have the hardware we need to hook into the network.
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Flock’s database lets agencies hook into a larger sharing network, and San Jose police have granted hundreds of external law enforcement agencies access to their ALPR database.
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Lisa Femia, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
Most of the park’s lakes offer a tranquil paddling experience, as well as an opportunity to hook into a whopper rainbow.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
Cooling gear or heating gear or water filtration or doors or gas turbines or electrical equipment that allows any facility to hook into the power grid—all of this is in incredibly short supply right now.
—Katie Drummond, Wired News, 18 Nov. 2025
Investors demand returns, and companies deliver them by getting people hooked into subscription services, often without full consent or understanding.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Lisa Femia, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
Most of the park’s lakes offer a tranquil paddling experience, as well as an opportunity to hook into a whopper rainbow.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
Cooling gear or heating gear or water filtration or doors or gas turbines or electrical equipment that allows any facility to hook into the power grid—all of this is in incredibly short supply right now.
—Katie Drummond, Wired News, 18 Nov. 2025
Investors demand returns, and companies deliver them by getting people hooked into subscription services, often without full consent or understanding.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hook into
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“Hook into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hook%20into. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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