clique
Often followed by togetherOften followed by together.: To form a clique (“small, exclusive group of individuals, usually having some common characteristic”; noun sense 1); to associate with others in a clannish way.
» Sami blended in with the clique.
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2 sensesOften followed by together.
(informal, intransitive)To form a clique (“small, exclusive group of individuals, usually having some common characteristic”; noun sense 1); to associate with others in a clannish way.
(informal, intransitive, specifically)To act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot, to scheme.
Examples
14 sentencesSami blended in with the clique.
Sami bounced from clique to clique.
Sami's school was very cliqued up.
Sami was part of the couple's clique.
Sami quickly blended in with the clique.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The noun is borrowed from French clique (“exclusive group of individuals; (archaic or obsoThe noun is borrowed from French clique (“exclusive group of individuals; (archaic or obsolete) group of people hired to applaud or boo, claque”), from cliquer (“to clap; to clack, to click”), ultimately of imitative origin.
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Forms
cliques, cliquing, cliqued, cliquedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle