click

🇺🇸 /klɪk/ 🇬🇧 /klɪk/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
verb
B1

to press a button on a computer mouse or touchpad to select something on the screen

Click the icon to open the program.

R

to make a short, sharp sound

The button will click when you press it.

R

to suddenly become clear or make sense

The solution clicked in my mind after hours of thinking.

R

to become friends with someone quickly

We met and clicked right away, becoming instant friends.

R

to work well together

Our team members click and complete projects efficiently.

noun
B1

the action of pressing a button on a computer mouse or touchpad

A single click is all it takes to start the download.

R

a short, sharp sound

I heard a click when I turned the key.

R

a speech sound made by quickly releasing the tongue in the mouth, common in some African languages

Some languages use click sounds in their words.

R

a kilometer

We walked five clicks through the forest.

translation

v. to press a button on a computer mouse or touchpad to select something on the screen; to make a short, sharp sound; to suddenly become clear or make sense; to become friends with someone quickly; to work well together
n. the action of pressing a button on a computer mouse or touchpad; a short, sharp sound; a speech sound made by quickly releasing the tongue in the mouth, common in some African languages; a kilometer

Word Forms

3rd Present clicks
Progressive clicking
Past clicked
Plural clicks
Perfect clicked