click
verb/klɪk/
/klɪk/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they click | /klɪk/ /klɪk/ |
| he / she / it clicks | /klɪks/ /klɪks/ |
| past simple clicked | /klɪkt/ /klɪkt/ |
| past participle clicked | /klɪkt/ /klɪkt/ |
| -ing form clicking | /ˈklɪkɪŋ/ /ˈklɪkɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to choose a particular function or item on a computer screen, etc., by pressing one of the buttons on a mouse or touchpad
- Click here to add your opinion to the survey.
- click something Click the OK button to start.
- Just click the link below.
- click on something I clicked on the link to the next page of the website.
- click for something Click for more images.
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- [intransitive, transitive] to make or cause something to make a short sharp sound
- (+ adv./prep.) The cameras clicked away.
- The bolt clicked into place.
- + adj. The door clicked shut.
- click something He clicked his fingers at the waiter.
- Polly clicked her tongue in annoyance.
- The corporal clicked his heels.
- The police officer clicked a pair of handcuffs around his wrists.
More Like This Onomatopoeic wordsOnomatopoeic words - [intransitive] (informal) to suddenly become clear or understood
- Suddenly it clicked—we'd been talking about different people.
- It all clicked into place.
- Pieces of the puzzle suddenly clicked together.
- [intransitive] (informal) to become friends with somebody at once; to become popular with somebody
- We met at a party and clicked immediately.
- click with somebody He's never really clicked with his students.
- [intransitive] (informal) to work well together
- The team don't seem to have clicked yet.
- We have clicked well together recently.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative.
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