knock
/nɒk/
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Translation
To hit something hard with your hand to make a sound, often on a door.
Word origin
From Old English cnocian, an imitation of the sound of a blow.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- cnocian
Grammar
Verb typeregular (knock, knocks, knocked)
Examples
Please .
"Knock" means to hit the door with your hand to make a sound.
.
"Knocks" is the form used with he, she, or it.
Someone .
"Knocked" is the past form of "knock".
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