knock — to hit something, especially a door, with your knuckles or a hard object to attract attention
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to hit something, especially a door, with your knuckles or a hard object to attract attention
Pronunciation (IPA): /nɑːk/
Korean meaning: 두드리다, 노크하다
Korean pronunciation: **녹**
Example Sentences
- The pizza delivery guy knocked so loudly that even the neighbors heard it.
- She knocked three times - the secret code to enter the club.
- My cat thinks it's polite to knock everything off my desk before I start working.
knock
VERB//nɑːk//
to hit something, especially a door, with your knuckles or a hard object to attract attention
to hit something, especially a door, with your knuckles or a hard object to attract attention
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Origin
중세 영어 'knokken'에서 유래했으며, 이는 소리를 내며 치는 행위를 나타내는 의성어적 기원을 가지고 있습니다.
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“The pizza delivery guy knocked so loudly that even the neighbors heard it.”
“She knocked three times - the secret code to enter the club.”
“My cat thinks it's polite to knock everything off my desk before I start working.”
“Don't forget to knock before entering the boss's office.”
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