"buzz in" meaning in English

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Verb

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
    Sense id: en-buzz_in-en-verb-Oic-yncT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for buzz in meaning in English (1.3kB)

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