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pitch verb ( LEVEL )

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Definition

[T] to express or set something at a particular level
The tune was pitched (= the notes in it were) too high for me to reach the top notes.
A teacher's got to pitch a lesson at the right level for the students.

(Definition of pitch verb (LEVEL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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