Meaning

2 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.

  2. (slang)To have an affair; to commit adultery.

    He's knocking on with her.

    Those two knocked on together.

Examples

351 sentences
  1. Her mother knocked on the door.

    Її мати постукала в двері.

    deIhre Mutter klopfte an die Tür.

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  2. I heard someone knock on the door.

    Я чув, як хтось стукав у двері.

    ruЯ услышал чей-то стук в дверь.

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  3. Someone knocked on the door.

    Хтось постукав у дверi.

    ruКто-то постучал в дверь.

    deJemand hat an der Tür geklopft.

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  4. I knocked on the door.

    Я постукав у двері.

    ruЯ постучал в дверь.

    deIch klopfte an die Tür.

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  5. Someone is knocking on the door.

    Хтось стукає у двері.

    ruКто-то стучит в дверь.

    deEs klopft an der Tür.

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Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyknock on
he, she, itknocks on

Past simpleLesson

all personsknocked on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave knocked on
he, she, ithas knocked on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill knock on

Phrasal verbs

13 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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