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/nɑk/

/nɒk/

verb Regular verbknock knocked

1
kapı çalmak, tıklamak

To hit a surface, often a door, with your hand or knuckles.
- He knocked on the door before entering.
  
  Girmeden önce kapıyı çaldı.
- I heard someone knock at the door.
  
  Kapıda birinin çaldığını duydum.
2
içeri girmek için izin isteyerek kapıya vurmak

To hit a door to ask if you can come inside.
- Don't knock on the glass, it might break.
  
  Cama vurma, kırılabilir.
3
eleştirmek, kınamak, yermek Common

To criticize or express disapproval of someone or something.
- He always knocks my ideas without giving them a chance.
  
  Her zaman fikirlerimi şans vermeden eleştiriyor.
- Don't knock the new policy before you understand it.
  
  Yeni politikayı anlamadan eleştirme.

Verb Forms Regular

Base knock

/nɑk/

Past knocked

/nɑkt/

Participle knocked

/nɑkt/

Spelling rule

Add ‑edknock → knocked

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed

/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /k/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. knocked /nɑkt/

Synonyms

tap rap strike hit bang pound beat

Collocations

knock on the doorknock loudlyknock twiceknock at the doorhear a knockknock someone down

Phrases 9