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Meaning of key into | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.).
    transitive
  2. To cohere with; to accord with, to be in keeping with.
    intransitive
  3. To make (someone) focus or concentrate on (something); to make (someone) understand.
    transitive

Examples

“[T]he sheer insistence here on these myths of Greek victory, and the repeated variations on the theme through different legendary cycles, key into the idea of the Parthenon as a monument of Athenian triumph.”
“Walter wasn't on the same page as the rest of us at first, but we talked about it and keyed him into it.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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