kick in

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o início de uma ação, a entrada em vigor de algo ou o começo de funcionamento de um mecanismo ou efeito.

A phrasal verb used to indicate something beginning to take effect or contribute, or to start operating.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Begin to take effectinformal

   To start to have an effect or become active.

   Entrar em vigor

   • The medicine will kick in within 30 minutes.
   • The adrenaline kicked in and he ran faster than ever.
   • The pain relief kicked in just as the procedure ended.

   Sinônimosactivatebegincommenceset intake effecttake hold

2. Contribute or payinformal

   To contribute money or resources, often as part of a group effort.

   Contribuir com dinheiro

   • We all kicked in to buy her a birthday present.
   • Each member kicked in $20 for the team dinner.
   • They kicked in some extra funds to cover the cost.

   Sinônimosante upchip incontributedonatepay uppitch input in

3. Break or damageinformal

   To break something by kicking it, often to force entry.

   Arrebentar com chute

   • The police had to kick in the door to rescue the family.
   • He kicked in the window to escape the fire.
   • The burglars kicked in the back gate.

   Sinônimosbreak downkick downstave in

Verbo basekick