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Phrasal Verbs / PHRASA~1

Plug in

plug in & plugs in plugging in plugged in plugged in

1. plug ...inlinto p.v. When you connect an electrical device to an electrical outlet, you plug it in or plug it into the outlet. When you connect any cord or cable to asocket designed to receive it, you plug it in or plug it into the socket.

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l plugged my 110-volt TV into a 220-volt outlet and ruined it.

This phone isn't broken; you just forgot to plug the phone cord in.

plugged in part.adj. When an electrical device is connected to an electrical outlet, it is plugged in.

Be careful with that iron it's plugged in.

Infinitive

present tense

-ing form

past tense

past participle

sneak in

sneak in & sneaks in

sneaking in

sneaked in

sneaked in

1. sneak inlinto p.v. When you enter a place without anyone seeing or hearing you, you sneak in or sneak into the place.

When I was a kid I used to sneak into the movie theater through the emergency exit.

If you don't have a ticket for the game, you'll have to sneak in.