click

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /klɪk/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like clique /ɪ/ vs /iː/

Freq #4309

Meanings

1

verb
To press a button on a computer mouse, or to make a short sharp sound.

Click the link to open the website.
2

noun
The act of pressing a mouse button, or a short sharp sound.

As I turned the key, the lock gave a click.
3

verb
To suddenly become clear or be understood.

After thinking for hours, the solution clicked.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the act of pressing a mouse... mouse click

3 verb · to suddenly become clear or... sink in

Word family

Forms clickedclickingclicks

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Phrases (1)

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mouse click
a press of a button on a computer mouse

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English cleken, a variant of clechen (“to grab”), perhaps from Old English *clēċan, *clǣċan, a byform of clyċċan (“to clutch”). More at clutch.

cleken Middle English *clēċan Old English

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# click

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /klɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 4309

## Meanings
1. To press a button on a computer mouse, or to make a short sharp sound.
2. The act of pressing a mouse button, or a short sharp sound.
3. To suddenly become clear or be understood.

## Examples
- Click the link to open the website.
- As I turned the key, the lock gave a click.
- After thinking for hours, the solution clicked.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cleken
- Root: *clēċan

## Etymology
From Middle English cleken, a variant of clechen (“to grab”), perhaps from Old English *clēċan, *clǣċan, a byform of clyċċan (“to clutch”). More at clutch.

## AI Etymology
click is a verb and noun. It is from Middle English cleken, a variant of clechen (“to grab”), perhaps from Old English *clēċan, *clǣċan, a byform of clyċċan (“to clutch”). More at clutch. Historical forms in the chain include cleken (Middle English) and *clēċan (Old English). Current senses include to press a button on a computer mouse, or to make a short sharp sound, the act of pressing a mouse button, or a short sharp sound, and to suddenly become clear or be understood.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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