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edge in

/edʒ ɪn/

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verb

/edʒ ɪn/C1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий постепенно или осторожно вставить что-то или кого-то в пространство, разговор или ситуацию, часто с трудом.

A phrasal verb meaning to gradually or carefully insert something or someone into a space, conversation, or situation, often with difficulty.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. Insert or include with difficultyinformal

    To manage to include or add something, often with effort or in a tight space.

    ruВставить с трудом

    • She managed to edge in a few words during the heated debate.
    • He tried to edge in his opinion, but everyone was talking.
    • I could barely edge in a comment before the topic changed.

    Synonymsfit inshoehornslip intuck inwork in

  2. Move gradually into a positioninformal

    To move slowly or carefully into a space or position, often in a crowded situation.

    ruПродвигаться

    • The car edged in between two trucks in the traffic jam.
    • She edged in closer to the stage to get a better view.
    • He edged in through the crowd to reach the front.

    Synonymsslip inwork in

    Antonymsexitretreatwithdraw

Forms
  • edged in past participle
  • edged in past simple
  • edging in present participle
  • edges in third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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