crowd in
B1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
When lots of people squeeze into a place, or when lots of thoughts fill your mind at the same time.
Literal meaning: A crowd moving inward into a space.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
Of people: to gather and press into a space in large numbers.
"Fans crowded in through the stadium gates long before the match began."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2
idiomatic
neutral
Of thoughts, memories, or feelings: to enter the mind all at once in an overwhelming way.
"As she stood in her childhood bedroom, old memories began to crowd in."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Used both literally (people entering a space) and figuratively (thoughts, memories, or emotions overwhelming the mind). The figurative sense is common in literary and introspective writing.
Commonly used with
people spectators memories thoughts feelings reporters
Forms
Base
crowd in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
crowds in
he/she/it
Past simple
crowded in
yesterday
Past participle
crowded in
have + pp
-ing form
crowding in
continuous
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