buckle in
A2 neutral separable both
In simple words
To click the seatbelt into place for yourself or someone else.
Literal meaning: To fasten a buckle so that someone or something is secured inside a seat or harness.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To fasten a seatbelt or harness around someone or yourself, securing the person in a seat.
"She buckled her toddler in before starting the car."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Commonly used when securing children in car seats. Used both reflexively (buckle yourself in) and transitively (buckle someone in).
Commonly used with
child baby seat car seat passenger harness
Forms
Base
buckle in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
buckles in
he/she/it
Past simple
buckled in
yesterday
Past participle
buckled in
have + pp
-ing form
buckling in
continuous
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