trick into

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle into

Usefulness

Meanings

1

Deceive someone so they do something

Why “into”? Pressure or influence causes someone to do something they might not choose alone.

The fake email tricked me into sharing my password.
The fake email deceived me, so I shared my password.
He tricked his friend into paying the whole bill.
He deceived his friend, so the friend paid the whole bill.

Test yourself

The fake email tricked me into sharing my password. What does it mean?

Nearby in the meaning map

Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.

Sink In app icon

Sink In — iOS & Android

Practice “trick into” in Sink In

Drill “trick into” and 1,300+ other phrasal verbs with spaced repetition, organised by the particle patterns that connect them.

  • Learn the pattern behind dozens of verbs at once — not one-off translations.
  • Spaced repetition (SM-2) brings each meaning back right before you forget.
  • Four practice modes train recall and discrimination, not just recognition.
1,300+ phrasal verbs26 particle patternsBuilt for B1–C2
Sink In daily spaced-repetition practice session