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 The candidates for appointment will have five minutes to make their pitches in alphabetical order to the council. Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024 Even a teacher pitched in, assigning the students in her English class an argumentative essay persuading Bacon to come to Payson High. Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024 Flores, a sophomore, threw a no-hitter and struck out eight batters on 99 pitches in a 2-0 win over Cupertino. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024 Then Tommy John surgery kept him from pitching in the pandemic 2020 season and the subsequent recovery limited him to four starts late in the 2021 season. Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 Unfortunately for Inter Miami, Al Hilal’s Malcom – who played with Messi and Suárez in Barcelona in 2018-19 – scored the game-winning goal just seconds after Messi left the pitch in the 88th minute as a substitution. Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 Along with the top donators — from Tiffany Haddish to Marlon Wayans — TMZ reports that Perry, 54, made his own massive pledge of $400,000, and noted that Brown is grateful for both his support in particular and the overall generosity of those who've pitched in toward her campaign. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024 Teng, 25, would have factored into the mix for the final rotation spot but was slowed by an oblique injury to begin camp and will only pitch in his first game Wednesday, which now will come on the minor-league fields at Papago Park. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024 Even the kids pitched in with painting and other small jobs involved in the competition between Camogli’s two neighborhoods of Porto and Pinetto. Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 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 Mar. 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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