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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The guy hasn’t pitched in a little while even though he was built up. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025 Peterson needed just nine pitches in the ninth inning to finish a shutout in the Mets’ 5-0 win over the Nationals on Wednesday night at Citi Field. Will Sammon, New York Times, 12 June 2025 A day after pushing Sauer to a career-high 111 pitches in a game that morphed into a laugher and letting Enrique Hernández finish it off, the Dodgers used eight pitchers to secure a 5-2 victory over the Padres on Wednesday and a series win. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025 But that was before Murphy suffered a cracked rib when hit by a pitch in a late-February exhibition game. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 11 June 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 15 Jun. 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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