knock on
To commit a foul by knocking the ball forwardTo commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.
» Her mother knocked on the door.
Ihre Mutter klopfte an die Tür.
Її мати постукала в двері.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.
(slang)To have an affair; to commit adultery.
He's knocking on with her.
Those two knocked on together.
Examples
351 sentencesHer mother knocked on the door.
Її мати постукала в двері.
deIhre Mutter klopfte an die Tür.
I heard someone knock on the door.
Я чув, як хтось стукав у двері.
ruЯ услышал чей-то стук в дверь.
Someone knocked on the door.
Хтось постукав у дверi.
ruКто-то постучал в дверь.
deJemand hat an der Tür geklopft.
I knocked on the door.
Я постукав у двері.
ruЯ постучал в дверь.
deIch klopfte an die Tür.
Someone is knocking on the door.
Хтось стукає у двері.
ruКто-то стучит в дверь.
deEs klopft an der Tür.
Forms
knocks on, knocking on, knocked on, knocked on| Base form | knock on · to knock on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | knocks on |
| Present participle | knocking on |
| Past simple | knocked on |
| Past participle | knocked on |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
13 phrasal verbs- knock upнабридати, втомлюватисяTo put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily.
- knock offзбити, збиватиTo remove (something or someone) by applying a strong force.
- knock outнокаутуватиTo strike or bump (someone or something) out.
- knock downпродати, продаватиTo hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
- knock overзасмучувати, засмутитиTo bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.
- knock aboutповісити, вішатиTo hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something).
- knock onTo commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.
- knock inTo enter college after hours—after half-past ten at night when the doors have been locked.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb