Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To astonish; to stagger or overwhelm; to confuse or disorient.

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    ошара́шитьošarášitʹ, обескура́житьobeskurážitʹ

Examples

1 sentences

  1. This cold has knocked me for a loop.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to astonish, overwhelm, confuse:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to astonish, overwhelm, confuse:

Forms

knocks for a loop, knocking for a loop, knocked for a loop, knocked for a loop
Base formknock for a loop · to knock for a loop
3rd person singularknocks for a loop
Present participleknocking for a loop
Past simpleknocked for a loop
Past participleknocked for a loop

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyknock for a loop
he, she, itknocks for a loop

Past simpleLesson

all personsknocked for a loop

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave knocked for a loop
he, she, ithas knocked for a loop

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill knock for a loop

Synonyms

2 synonyms
throw for a loopthrow off

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
knobknockA2knockoutknotB2

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