clock
gb/klˈɑk/ us/klˈɑk/
A1
انگریزی
~ 3000
óra, lemér, bemér, időt ér el, behúz, pofán vág, kiszúr, felismer, észrevesz
اسم
A1
1
óra
A1
استعمال کا انداز:
a [adjective] clock
The clock on the wall stopped at noon.
A falióra délben állt meg.
She glanced at the clock and realized she was late.
Rápillantott az órára, és rájött, hogy késésben van.
I bought a new digital clock for my bedroom.
The clock struck midnight.
He set the clock ahead by five minutes.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The clock says it is three o’clock.
Az óra szerint három óra van.
I have a big clock in my kitchen.
Van egy nagy óra a konyhámban.
This clock is very old.
My clock is broken.
I look at the clock every morning.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'clock' with 'watch'; 'clock' is usually for a fixed device, while 'watch' is worn on the wrist.
معنی
Device for telling time
لفظی تراکیب
alarm clock
|wall clock
|digital clock
|clock face
|set the clock
ہم معنی الفاظ
timepiece (More formal or old-fashioned term for any device that tells time.)
متضاد الفاظ
timer (Counts down or up from a set time rather than showing the current time.)
موضوعات
daily life
|technology
|home
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
A device that shows what time it is.
An instrument that measures and displays the current time, typically using hands on a dial or a digital display.
فعل
B1
INFORMAL
2
استعمال کا انداز:
to clock [someone/something] at [speed/time]
The police clocked the car at 100 miles per hour.
A rendőrség 100 mérföld/órás sebességgel mérte be az autót.
She clocked her best marathon time this year.
Idén érte el élete legjobb maratoni idejét.
The technician clocked the machine’s cycle at two seconds.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The car was clocked at 80 km/h.
Az autót 80 km/órás sebességgel mérték be.
They clocked my run at 10 minutes.
Tíz percet mértek a futásomra.
The police clocked the bike going fast.
عام غلطی:
Some learners confuse this meaning with 'clock in' (to register arrival at work), which is related but more specific.
معنی
Measure or record time or speed
لفظی تراکیب
clock a runner
|clock a lap time
|clocked at 90 mph
ہم معنی الفاظ
time (General term for measuring duration, not necessarily speed.)
متضاد الفاظ
guess (To estimate without measuring accurately.)
موضوعات
sports
|transport
|measurement
|science
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
To find out how fast something is or how long it takes by using a timer or measurement device.
To measure or record the amount of time taken to do something, or the speed at which someone or something moves.
فعل
B2
INFORMAL
3
استعمال کا انداز:
to clock [someone]
He threatened to clock anyone who came closer.
Azzal fenyegetőzött, hogy behúz egyet bárkinek, aki közelebb jön.
She clocked him before he could react.
Behúzott neki, mielőtt reagálhatott volna.
I nearly got clocked for interrupting their argument.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
He clocked the man in the face.
Arcon ütötte a férfit.
She clocked him hard.
Jó nagyot behúzott neki.
The boy was clocked by another boy.
عام غلطی:
Learners may think this meaning relates to time; it is slang for hitting and unrelated to measuring time.
معنی
Hit in the face or head
لفظی تراکیب
clock him one
|clocked her right in the jaw
ہم معنی الفاظ
punch (More general term for hitting with a closed fist.)
متضاد الفاظ
caress (To touch gently, as an opposite action to hitting.)
موضوعات
violence
|slang
|daily_life
تعریف
To hit someone hard in the face or head.
To strike someone, especially in the face or head, usually with force.
فعل
B2
INFORMAL
4
استعمال کا انداز:
to clock [someone/something]
I clocked him as soon as he entered the room.
Azonnal kiszúrtam, amint belépett a szobába.
She didn’t clock the mistake until later.
Csak később szúrta ki a hibát.
He finally clocked what they were talking about.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
I clocked my friend in the shop.
Kiszúrtam a barátomat a boltban.
She did not clock the error.
Nem vette észre a hibát.
They clocked him when he came in.
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this with recording time; here it means noticing something visually or mentally.
معنی
Notice or recognize quickly
لفظی تراکیب
clocked him across the room
|clock what’s going on
ہم معنی الفاظ
spot (Common informal term for noticing something visually.)
متضاد الفاظ
overlook (To fail to notice something.)
موضوعات
perception
|communication
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
To see or realize something quickly.
To notice, see, or recognize someone or something, often unexpectedly or quickly.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
clock
IPA
GB/klˈɑk/
US/klˈɑk/
ہجا بندی اور زور
clock (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (clock)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: clock
- Plural: clocks
Verb
- Base: clock
- 3rd Person Singular: clocks
- Present Participle: clocking
- Past: clocked
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
عبارات
around the clock
1/ɚˈaʊnd ðə klˈɑk/
idiom
All day and night without stopping
All the time, day and night, without stopping.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- You can’t turn back the clock on progress.
- He wished he could turn back the clock and fix his mistakes.