lock
To become fastened in placeTo become fastened in place.
» They forgot to lock the door.
Sie haben vergessen, die Tür abzuschließen. — MUIRIEL
Они забыли запереть дверь. — ReggaeOn
Вони забули замкнути двері. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
12 senses(intransitive)To become fastened in place.
If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.
blockieren
блоки́роватьсяblokírovatʹsja
become rigid or immoveable
(transitive)To fasten with a lock.
Remember to lock the door when you leave.
abschließen, verschließen
запира́тьzapirátʹ, запере́тьzaperétʹ, замыка́тьzamykátʹ
запира́тиzapyráty, запе́ртиzapérty, замика́тиzamykáty
fasten with a lock
(intransitive)To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
This door locks with a key.
(transitive)To intertwine or dovetail.
with his hands locked behind his back
We locked arms and stepped out into the night.
(intransitive)To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
a pop and lock routine
To furnish (a canal) with locks.
To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning one's left arm around it, to disarm them.
(Internet, transitive)To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
(Internet, transitive)To prevent a page from being edited by other users.
Frequently-vandalized pages are generally locked to prevent further damage.
(intransitive)To play in the position of lock.
hold in a locking position
To form a dreadlock.
Examples
1938 sentencesThey forgot to lock the door.
Вони забули замкнути двері. — deniko
ruОни забыли запереть дверь. — ReggaeOn
deSie haben vergessen, die Tür abzuschließen. — MUIRIEL
I'm sure I locked the door.
Я певен, що замкнув двері. — older
ruЯ уверена, что закрыла дверь. — mrtaistoi
deIch bin sicher, dass ich die Tür abgeschlossen habe. — Zaghawa
I'm going to lock the door.
Я замкну двері. — deniko
ruЯ собираюсь запереть дверь. — afyodor
I forgot to lock the door.
Я забув замкнути двері. — deniko
ruЯ забыл запереть дверь. — marafon
deIch habe vergessen, die Tür abzuschließen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Who has keys to this lock?
У кого ключі до цього замку? — deniko
ruУ кого ключи от этого замка́? — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-GFrom Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”).
Ellipsis of dreadlock
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Forms
locks, locking, locked, lockedPhrasal verbs
10 phrasal verbs- lock upповісити, вішатиTo imprison or incarcerate (someone).
- lock inприбрати, прибиратиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure.
- lock awayприбрати, прибиратиTo lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.
- lock offTo stop talking to (someone); to cut (someone) out; to ghost (someone).
- lock outTo inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
- lock onTo begin tracking a target via an automated system.
- lock downTo secure (something).
- lock intoTo firmly commit to (something or someone).
Synonyms
25 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
41 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
12 patterns- lock the door
- forgot to lock
- to lock the
- door was locked
- door locked
- locked himself in
- the door locked
- lock his door
- locked himself
- locked myself out
- lock the gate
- lock the windows