to pitch
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3.9
- verb
- /pɪtʃ/
:
presentar
- With several months' notice, you can pitch a feature about the singer to any number of publications.
- pitch an idea
- pitch a story
- pitch for new business
It's you will pitch your idea at log line stage.
- It's you will pitch your idea at log line stage.
- And they would never pitch the the black writers.
- And that's how they pitched to the city.
- And then he pitched a virtual event in June.
- The writers would then pitch us comedy bits to do.
- I actually purposefully didn't even pitch this around to anyone.
- So I want to pitch it as a deep hope, right?
- I would call competitors and have them pitch me to learn the the the field.
Examples
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She decided to pitch her innovative idea during the team meeting to gain support.
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When your storyboards are ready, you will be pitching your project to a panel of advertising executives.
Academic text (2008) -
And I would, I would always pitch them modern examples.
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Pitch an idea, you know, pitch doing the first one for free.
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So I have something that I wanna pitch you.
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I'll tell you, my dream is that one day someone will pitch their own novel.
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Anderson Global Properties is pitching the project to the city council in a week.
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Finally, use the two-part test even when pitching trade or custom magazines.
Academic text (2010) -
Our team will pitch our new marketing strategy to the company executives tomorrow.
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He often pitches his projects at local startup events to attract investors.
Synonyms
136
4.5
To change something to fit a particular purpose or group
53
4.4
To promote something with exaggerated, flashy advertising to get attention
47
2.6
Tell many people about something so they know it exists
46
3.9
To sell goods by going from place to place or to people's houses
24
6.8
To sell goods by walking around and calling out
1
5.6
Sell goods in public places, often from a stall or cart
To tell many people about a product or service so they buy it
To sell goods in a pushy or dishonest way
To travel from place to place selling goods
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Jargon
To throw the ball outside the strike zone to stop a runner from stealing or sideways to a teammate
Compounds
- Jargon
5
6.3
In baseball, a pitch the catcher cannot catch that lets a base runner advance
- Jargon
1
8.6
A ball thrown close to the batter to make them move away from home plate or feel scared
- Specialized
1
6.6
A small device that plays a musical note to help singers or musicians find the right starting note
- Specialized
1
9.9
A rare ability to name or sing a musical note without any other note to compare
- Specialized
1
5.8
A large pine tree from eastern North America that people use for its wood and sticky sap
- Specialized
A standard note that instruments tune to, usually the A above middle C at 440 Hz
- Archaic
A card game where the first card played decides which suit wins over others
- Specialized
A thick dark sticky substance like tar that comes from oil or from the ground and is used for waterproofing
- Specialized
A standard note for tuning instruments where the A above middle C is 440
A large pine tree from eastern North America with three needles in each cluster and thick, rough bark
- Specialized
A standard musical note used to tune instruments, usually the A above middle C at 440 hertz
- Jargon
To throw the ball outside the strike zone to stop a runner from stealing a base
- Specialized
A part of a plane with blades you can angle to work better at different speeds
How Persuasive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pitch meaning 'to try to sell or present' comes from market sellers who would 'pitch' their goods to passersby, so to pitch an idea is to present it to people to win them over.