pitch in

verb

To help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to help.

“If we all pitch in, we can raise enough money for the renovation of the church.”

Meanings

verbpitch in (third-person singular simple present pitches in, present participle pitching in, simple past and past participle pitched in)

present singular third person pitches in · participle present pitching in · participle past pitched in · past pitched in

  1. idiomaticintransitivetransitiveTo help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to help.

    If we all pitch in, we can raise enough money for the renovation of the church.

    1 more example

    He spent 20 minutes one afternoon describing the club he'd formed with other teenagers in his Brooklyn neighborhood. They'd each pitched in a buck a month to rent the basement of a mallet factory, which they used as a clubhouse.

    2008 October, Davy Rothbart, “How I caught up with dad”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, →ISSN, page 112
  2. intransitiveTo begin briskly.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbeat heartily

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish dokładać się, dołożyć się
  • dokładać sięTranslations
  • dołożyć sięTranslations
Spanish arrimar el hombro
  • arrimar el hombroTranslations
Vietnamese góp tay
  • góp tayTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“pitch in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitch%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pitch in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitch%20in.

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