chime with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms chime with : present tense I/you/we/they chime with he/she/it chimes with present participle chiming with past tense chimed with past participle chimed with to be similar to or agree with someone else s ideas … English dictionary
chime with — see chime in with … English dictionary
chime with — Brit. be in agreement with. → chime … English new terms dictionary
chime with something — chime (in) with sth derived (of plans, ideas, etc.) to agree with sth; to be similar to sth • His opinions chimed in with the mood of the nation. Main entry: ↑chimederived … Useful english dictionary
chime — chime1 [ tʃaım ] verb intransitive or transitive to make a high ringing sound like a bell or set of bells: the clock chimes one/three/six etc. (=makes a series of sounds to show what the time is): Somewhere a clock chimed midnight. ,chime in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chime — [[t]tʃa͟ɪm[/t]] chimes, chiming, chimed 1) VERB When a bell or a clock chimes, it makes ringing sounds. He heard the front doorbell chime. [V n] ...as the Guildhall clock chimed three o clock. [V ing] ...a mahogany chiming clock. 2) N COUNT A… … English dictionary
chime — I UK [tʃaɪm] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms chime : present tense I/you/we/they chime he/she/it chimes present participle chiming past tense chimed past participle chimed to make a high ringing sound like a bell or set of bells… … English dictionary
chime — chime1 [tʃaım] v 1.) [I and T] if a bell or clock chimes, it makes a ringing sound, especially to tell you what time it is ▪ The clock in the hall chimed six. 2.) to be the same as something else or to have the same effect chime with ▪ Her views… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chime in with — or chime with PHRASAL VERB If one thing chimes in with another thing or chimes with it, the two things are similar or consistent with each other. [V P P n] He has managed to find a response to each new political development that chimes in with… … English dictionary
chime — chime1 noun 1》 a bell or a metal bar or tube tuned and used in a set to produce melodious ringing sounds when struck. ↘a sound made by such an instrument. 2》 Bell ringing a stroke of the clapper against one or both sides of a scarcely moving… … English new terms dictionary