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I think there's a danger in how we can get addicted to the things that reaffirm to us who we are. For example, Facebook; people who make these Facebook posts about what's happening to them, just so people will chime in and give them positive reinforcement.
Carrie Coon

Meaning of "chime in" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHIME IN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIME IN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chime in is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb chime in in English.

WHAT DOES CHIME IN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of chime in in the English dictionary

The definition of chime in in the dictionary is to join in or interrupt, esp repeatedly and unwelcomely. Other definition of chime in is to voice agreement.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHIME IN

PRESENT

Present
I chime in
you chime in
he/she/it chimes in
we chime in
you chime in
they chime in
Present continuous
I am chiming in
you are chiming in
he/she/it is chiming in
we are chiming in
you are chiming in
they are chiming in
Present perfect
I have chimed in
you have chimed in
he/she/it has chimed in
we have chimed in
you have chimed in
they have chimed in
Present perfect continuous
I have been chiming in
you have been chiming in
he/she/it has been chiming in
we have been chiming in
you have been chiming in
they have been chiming in
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I chimed in
you chimed in
he/she/it chimed in
we chimed in
you chimed in
they chimed in
Past continuous
I was chiming in
you were chiming in
he/she/it was chiming in
we were chiming in
you were chiming in
they were chiming in
Past perfect
I had chimed in
you had chimed in
he/she/it had chimed in
we had chimed in
you had chimed in
they had chimed in
Past perfect continuous
I had been chiming in
you had been chiming in
he/she/it had been chiming in
we had been chiming in
you had been chiming in
they had been chiming in
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will chime in
you will chime in
he/she/it will chime in
we will chime in
you will chime in
they will chime in
Future continuous
I will be chiming in
you will be chiming in
he/she/it will be chiming in
we will be chiming in
you will be chiming in
they will be chiming in
Future perfect
I will have chimed in
you will have chimed in
he/she/it will have chimed in
we will have chimed in
you will have chimed in
they will have chimed in
Future perfect continuous
I will have been chiming in
you will have been chiming in
he/she/it will have been chiming in
we will have been chiming in
you will have been chiming in
they will have been chiming in
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would chime in
you would chime in
he/she/it would chime in
we would chime in
you would chime in
they would chime in
Conditional continuous
I would be chiming in
you would be chiming in
he/she/it would be chiming in
we would be chiming in
you would be chiming in
they would be chiming in
Conditional perfect
I would have chime in
you would have chime in
he/she/it would have chime in
we would have chime in
you would have chime in
they would have chime in
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been chiming in
you would have been chiming in
he/she/it would have been chiming in
we would have been chiming in
you would have been chiming in
they would have been chiming in
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you chime in
we let´s chime in
you chime in
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to chime in
Past participle
chimed in
Present Participle
chiming in
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHIME IN

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chimaeric
chimaerism
chimar
chimb
Chimborazo
Chimbote
chime
chimer
chimera
chimere
chimeric
chimerical
chimerically
chimericalness
chimerid
chimerism
chimichanga
Chimkent
chimney

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHIME IN

at home in
cave in
close in
come in
done in
give in
have in
lie in
live in
make a hole in
move in
outside in
phase in
phone in
settle in
take in
tie in
tune in
wire in
write in

Synonyms and antonyms of chime in in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chime in» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHIME IN

Find out the translation of chime in to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chime in from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chime in» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

帮腔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

interrumpiría
570 millions of speakers

English

chime in
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झंकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تتناغم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вступать в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gritei
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঐকতান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

carillon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbunyi di
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einfallen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

相づちを打つ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차임
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chime in
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kêu vang trong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वारंवार अडथळा आणणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

söze karışmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carillon in
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kurant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вступати в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

interveni în discuție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνάδουν σε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaan in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chime
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kiming i
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chime in

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIME IN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIME IN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chime in

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2 QUOTES WITH «CHIME IN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chime in.
1
Carrie Coon
I think there's a danger in how we can get addicted to the things that reaffirm to us who we are. For example, Facebook; people who make these Facebook posts about what's happening to them, just so people will chime in and give them positive reinforcement.
2
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIME IN»

Discover the use of chime in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chime in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Wind Chime
She laid the wind chime in those large hands that had worked many a ranch. He saw it, and rubbed his thumb across the boot and smiled. Uncle Beau said, “Ah yes, your Aunt Savannah bought this for me on my 50th Birthday.” Cheyenne's ...
Paula 'Chelle, 2011
2
E-Health: First IMIA/IFIP Joint Symposium, E-Health 2010, ...
The results of the tests for the effectiveness of CHIME in terms of completeness indicate how more than 70% of the clinicians managed to finish all of the steps of the tasks. The unsuccessful clinicians did not complete all the steps of the tasks ...
Hiroshi Takeda, 2010
3
Arkansas Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & ...
Guinness World Records has listed it as the largest tuned wind chime in the world. The previous record holder was a wind chime in Lakeside, California, which was a mere 16 feet, 8 inches tall. The wind chime was the inspired product of ...
Wyatt Jones, Janie Jones, 2010
4
Focus: Gamelan Music of Indonesia
... Javanese (Osing) gandrung ensemble kobongan a Sundanese mode or surupan (also called pelog degung or mataraman) kocak Sundanese adjective meaning “amusing” kokuang large, one-row gong chime in Sundanese goong renteng; ...
Henry Spiller, 2010
5
Suspended Music: Chime-Bells in the Culture of Bronze Age China
BELL 1 BELL 2 FIGURE III. Tone distribution on two adjacent bells in a chime. In order to play a scale, it is necessary to move back and forth between the two bells . largest bell is the furthest on the right from the audience's point of view (see fig.
Lothar von Falkenhausen, 1993
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
In c., to praise, esp. highly; puff; canoodle mercenarily: C.19. chime in, v.i. To join harmoniously in conversation, etc.: from ca. 1830; coll. soon S.E. Cf:chime in with. To be in entire (subordinate) agreement with: since ca. 1800; coll. soon > S.E. ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
Also see COOL IT. chime in 1. Ioin in harmoniously or in unison, either literally ( with music) or figuratively (joining a conversation to express agreement). For example, In this passage I want the altos to chime in with the tenors, or When Mary ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
8
Teach Yourself Effectively Feng Shui
For example: (1) Use wooden wind chime in east , south east and south. (2) Use metal wind chime and bells in west and north west.. For best networking of people and influential and helpful friends use two rod ceramic wind chime in south ...
Bhavani Vasudevan, 2004
9
Tell Along Tales!: Playing With Participation Stories: ...
[Pause to let the audience chime in] gobbled him up." The fox said, "Very well. Then I must have the rooster." He put the rooster in his sack and traveled. At the next house he came to, he asked the lady of the house, [Audience participates with ...
Dianne de Las Casas, 2011
10
Television and New Media: Must-Click TV
Acknowledging the significance of new media, a variation of the network ident, this one reading chime in, began around June 2008. It was sometimes part of the chimes promo above and sometimes featured alone. It invited on-air viewers to ...
Jennifer Gillan, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIME IN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chime in is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marvel Should Consider These 5 Directors for its Black Panther …
Marvel Should Consider These 5 Directors for its Black Panther Movie (Chime in with Yours). Photo of Tambay A. Obenson By Tambay A. «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
2
Whoopi: Bill Cosby is 'innocent until proven guilty'
Meanwhile, co-host Raven-Symoné, who starred on “The Cosby Show” alongside the comedian, seemed hesitant to chime in during the ... «Page Six, Jul 15»
3
This is what it will be like to visit a doctor in the future
and I say, 'I don't think so,' at that point I would like my cell phone to chime in and say, 'yes, you have, actually, Andrew,'" he says. "That would be awesome for ... «Businessinsider India, Jul 15»
4
A's vs. Yankees: LIVE updates and analysis
Chime in with your thoughts in the comments section below. I'll be posting analysis, observations and general missives throughout the game. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
5
Russell Wilson Talks Remaining Abstinent With Ciara [WATCH]
Share your thoughts and chime in below. See More Ciara Russell Wilson. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. «Music Times, Jul 15»
6
Mayfield: “I whooped Pacquiao and Khan in sparring”
As for the sparring that took place between Mayfield and Khan, it sure would be nice if Virgil Hunter would chime in on what happened during ... «Boxing News 24, Jul 15»
7
Are The 1991 Redskins The Best Team Ever?
--13 different players recorded a sack, with Charles Mann leading the way with 11.5. CHIME IN: Have any particular memories from this squad? «Redskins.com, Jul 15»
8
For start-ups, how many angels are too many?
The investors often chime in about Mattermark's product direction, she said, and to be polite, she is encouraging to them. "You want to keep ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
9
3 Ways To Drive Social-Media Marketing
... to follow their prospects to understand more of the prospects interests and needs, then chime in with something helpful when the time is right. «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
10
The Sorry State of Greenwich Street
If you think/know otherwise, by all means chime in or contact me at tribecacitizen@gmail.com or 917-209-6473. UPDATE: The DOT is aware of ... «Tribeca Citizen, Jul 15»

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