pencil in

pencil in
ˌpencil ˈin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pencil in he/she/it pencils in present participle pencilling in past tense pencilled in past participle pencilled in] phrasal verb
to arrange for something to happen or for someone to do something, knowing that it may have to be changed later

Pencil me in for lunch on Friday.

Thesaurus: to make plans or arrangementssynonym
Main entry: pencil

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pencil in [phrasal verb]
pencil (someone or something) in or pencil in (someone or something) : to put (someone or something that may be changed later) on a schedule, list, etc.

Would you like me to pencil you in [=to schedule you] for Thursday morning at 11?

— sometimes used figuratively

He was penciled in as the director's replacement.

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Main Entry:pencil

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pencil — (n.) late 14c., an artist s fine brush of camel hair, from O.Fr. pincel artist s paintbrush (Fr. pinceau), from L. penicillus paintbrush, pencil, lit. little tail, dim. of peniculus brush, itself a dim. of penis tail (see PENIS (Cf. penis)).… …   Etymology dictionary

  • pencil — [pen′səl] n. [ME pencel < MFr pincel < VL * penicellus < L penicillus, a brush < dim. of penis, a tail, PENIS: mod. sense & form infl. by PEN2] 1. Archaic an artist s small, fine brush 2. the individual style or ability of an artist 3 …   English World dictionary

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  • pencil — ► NOUN ▪ an instrument for writing or drawing, typically consisting of a thin stick of graphite enclosed in wood or a cylindrical case. ► VERB (pencilled, pencilling; US penciled, penciling) 1) write, draw, or colour with a pencil. 2) (p …   English terms dictionary

  • Pencil — Pen cil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penciled}or {Pencilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Penciling} or {Pencilling}.] To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw. Cowper. [1913 Webster] Where nature pencils butterflies on flowers. Harte. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pencil — ⇒PENCIL, subst. masc. Vx. Crayon de maquillage pour les sourcils, les yeux, les lèvres. Ses yeux (...) distinguaient au milieu d un attirail de miroirs à main, de pencils, patte de lièvre, boîtes à poudre et à onguents, (...) l infortunée Déborah …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • pencil in — pencil (someone/something) in to have a temporary plan to do something with someone. The team had penciled in Morton as a key player this season. I penciled you in for lunch next Thursday. Etymology: based on the idea that a pencil mark can… …   New idioms dictionary

  • pencil — as a verb has inflected forms pencilled, pencilling in BrE, and usually penciled, penciling in AmE …   Modern English usage

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