"key in" meaning in English

See key in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: keys in [present, singular, third-person], keying in [participle, present], keyed in [participle, past], keyed in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} key in (third-person singular simple present keys in, present participle keying in, simple past and past participle keyed in)
  1. (transitive) To enter data by keyboarding. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-key_in-en-verb-LhWxOlCd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 82 18
  2. (transitive) To make informed or aware, especially of something that others are not privy to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-key_in-en-verb-gno1Zwkk

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for key in meaning in English (1.5kB)

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