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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

phase in en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To introduce (something) little by little, either via discrete phases of increase or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to introduce in phases, or as if by phases (gradually); to begin (something) gradually.
    • The program phased in last year.
    • The government will phase in the new education system over a period of three years.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
phased in Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
phased in Tense=Past lexicographic
phases in Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
phasing in Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

phase out