"buzz in" meaning in All languages combined

See buzz in on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: buzzes in [present, singular, third-person], buzzing in [participle, present], buzzed in [participle, past], buzzed in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} buzz in (third-person singular simple present buzzes in, present participle buzzing in, simple past and past participle buzzed in)
  1. (informal, transitive) To open a remote-controlled door to allow (a person) to enter after sounding the doorbell or buzzer. Tags: informal, transitive

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "buzzed in",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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          ],
          "text": "I'm going to buy some more coffee. Could you buzz me in when I get back?",
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        }
      ],
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        "To open a remote-controlled door to allow (a person) to enter after sounding the doorbell or buzzer."
      ],
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, transitive) To open a remote-controlled door to allow (a person) to enter after sounding the doorbell or buzzer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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}
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buzzed in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buzzed in",
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      ],
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        [
          "door",
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          "doorbell",
          "doorbell"
        ],
        [
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          "buzzer"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal, transitive) To open a remote-controlled door to allow (a person) to enter after sounding the doorbell or buzzer."
      ],
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        "informal",
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      ]
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}

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