I. chime 1 /tʃaɪm/ BrE AmE verb
1 . [intransitive and transitive] if a bell or clock chimes, it makes a ringing sound, especially to tell you what time it is:
The clock in the hall chimed six.
2 . [intransitive] to be the same as something else or to have the same effect
chime with
Her views on life didn’t quite chime with mine.
chime in phrasal verb
to say something in a conversation, especially to agree with what someone has just said:
‘We’ll miss you too,’ the children chimed in.
II. chime 2 BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: chimbe 'cymbal' , from Latin cymbalum ; ⇨ ↑ cymbal ]
1 . [countable] a ringing sound made by a bell or clock
2 . chimes [plural] a set of bells or other objects that produce musical sounds, used as a musical instrument or, for example, as a type of doorbell ⇨ ↑ wind chimes