Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barge in

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: barge in
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.

Example Sentences

"What makes you think you can just barge in and make demands of the CEO?"
"Don't barge in on us like that again; we are presently having a meeting."
"According to a Fox News source speaking to the Daily Beast, Simmons barged in on a staff meeting, unbuttoned his shirt and exposed his torso, shouting: “Hey chicks, sue me!”"

Inflected Forms

barges in (present, singular) barging in (participle, present) barged in (participle, past) barged in (past)

Synonyms

chime in cut in put in butt in chisel in break in crash gate-crash

Questions

What does barge in mean?: To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.

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