clock
gb/klˈɑk/ us/klˈɑk/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 3000
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A1
entity
1
Device for telling time
A device that shows what time it is.
نمط الاستخدام:
a [adjective] clock
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'clock' with 'watch'; 'clock' is usually for a fixed device, while 'watch' is worn on the wrist.
المرادفات
timepiece (More formal or old-fashioned term for any device that tells time.)
الأضداد
timer (Counts down or up from a set time rather than showing the current time.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
alarm clock
|wall clock
|digital clock
|clock face
|set the clock
الموضوعات
daily life
|technology
|home
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The clock on the wall stopped at noon.
- She glanced at the clock and realized she was late.
- I bought a new digital clock for my bedroom.
- The clock struck midnight.
- He set the clock ahead by five minutes.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The clock says it is three o’clock.
- I have a big clock in my kitchen.
- This clock is very old.
- My clock is broken.
- I look at the clock every morning.
فعل
informal
B1
action
2
Measure or record time or speed
To find out how fast something is or how long it takes by using a timer or measurement device.
نمط الاستخدام:
to clock [someone/something] at [speed/time]
خطأ شائع:
Some learners confuse this meaning with 'clock in' (to register arrival at work), which is related but more specific.
المرادفات
time (General term for measuring duration, not necessarily speed.)
الأضداد
guess (To estimate without measuring accurately.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
clock a runner
|clock a lap time
|clocked at 90 mph
الموضوعات
sports
|transport
|measurement
|science
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The police clocked the car at 100 miles per hour.
- She clocked her best marathon time this year.
- The technician clocked the machine’s cycle at two seconds.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The car was clocked at 80 km/h.
- They clocked my run at 10 minutes.
- The police clocked the bike going fast.
فعل
informal
B2
action
3
Hit in the face or head
To hit someone hard in the face or head.
نمط الاستخدام:
to clock [someone]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may think this meaning relates to time; it is slang for hitting and unrelated to measuring time.
المرادفات
punch (More general term for hitting with a closed fist.)
الأضداد
caress (To touch gently, as an opposite action to hitting.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
clock him one
|clocked her right in the jaw
الموضوعات
violence
|slang
|daily_life
أمثلة
- He threatened to clock anyone who came closer.
- She clocked him before he could react.
- I nearly got clocked for interrupting their argument.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He clocked the man in the face.
- She clocked him hard.
- The boy was clocked by another boy.
فعل
informal
B2
action
4
Notice or recognize quickly
To see or realize something quickly.
نمط الاستخدام:
to clock [someone/something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this with recording time; here it means noticing something visually or mentally.
المرادفات
spot (Common informal term for noticing something visually.)
الأضداد
overlook (To fail to notice something.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
clocked him across the room
|clock what’s going on
الموضوعات
perception
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- I clocked him as soon as he entered the room.
- She didn’t clock the mistake until later.
- He finally clocked what they were talking about.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I clocked my friend in the shop.
- She did not clock the error.
- They clocked him when he came in.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
clock
IPA
GB/klˈɑk/
US/klˈɑk/
المقاطع والنبر
clock (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (clock)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: clock
- Plural: clocks
Verb
- Base: clock
- 3rd Person Singular: clocks
- Present Participle: clocking
- Past: clocked
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
clocks
noun
clocking
verb
clocked
verb
Core family
clockwise
adverb
Related words
clockwork
noun
clockmaker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
counterclockwise
adverb
anticlockwise
adverb
التعبيرات
around the clock
1/ɚˈaʊnd ðə klˈɑk/
idiom
All day and night without stopping
All the time, day and night, without stopping.
أمثلة
- The hospital is open around the clock.
- They worked around the clock to finish the project.
clock in
1/klˈɑk ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
Record start work time
To record the time you start working, usually by using a card or computer system.
أمثلة
- Employees must clock in before starting their shifts.
- I forgot to clock in this morning.
clock out
1/klˈɑk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Record finish work time
To record the time you stop working, usually by using a card or computer system.
أمثلة
- Don’t forget to clock out before you leave.
- She clocked out early today.
race against the clock
1/ɹˈeɪs əɡˈɛnst ðə klˈɑk/
idiom
Compete with a deadline limit
To try to finish something before you run out of time.
أمثلة
- It was a race against the clock to get the report done.
- They raced against the clock to rescue survivors.
turn back the clock
1/tˈɚn bˈæk ðə klˈɑk/
idiom
Return to an earlier time or state
To go back to a past time or situation that has ended.
أمثلة
- You can’t turn back the clock on progress.
- He wished he could turn back the clock and fix his mistakes.