Sunday, 22 September 2019

Homonyms - Pitch (As a Noun and Verb)


1. (noun) - sports field.
  • The football star was immediately rushed to hospital when he suddenly collapsed on the pitch yesterday. 

2. (noun) - level or degree.
  • If you attempt (= try) to teach English to children of different ages in the same class, it will be very difficult to get the pitch (= level of understanding) right.

3. (noun) - a speech used to try and persuade someone to buy or do sth.
  • I wasn't aware Brazil made a pitch to host the Olympics till a friend told me about it.
  • His sales pitch about the product's quality and reliability wasn't very convincing.


4. (verb) - to persuade.
  • Pitching for funds can be a huge challenge during an economic slowdown.
  • John pitched his idea to his boss over lunch and was delighted that his boss liked it. 

5. (verb) - to raise.
  • It started raining shortly after we pitched our tent. Fortunately, we picked a sheltered spot. 

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