Definition of the word tick

Pronunciation of vocabulary tick

tickverb

Đánh dấu

/tɪk//tɪk/

Origin of the word tick

Word Originverb Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘pat, touch’): probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch tik (noun), tikken (verb) ‘pat, touch’. The noun was recorded in late Middle English as ‘a light tap’; current senses date from the late 17th cent.

Vocabulary summary tick

typenoun

meaningticking (of a clock)

exampleon the tick

exampleat seven to the tick; on the tick of seven

meaning(informal) a moment, a moment, a second

exampleto tick off the items in a list

examplein half tick

meaningcheck mark "v" (when scoring each item in a list)

exampleto mark with a tick

typeverb

meaningticking

exampleon the tick

exampleat seven to the tick; on the tick of seven

meaningmark (to check)

exampleto tick off the items in a list

examplein half tick

meaning(colloquial) scold, yell

exampleto mark with a tick

Example of vocabulary ticknamespace

meaning

to make short, light, regular repeated sounds to mark time passing

tạo ra những âm thanh ngắn, nhẹ, lặp đi lặp lại đều đặn để đánh dấu thời gian đã trôi qua

  • In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.

    Trong im lặng, chúng tôi có thể nghe thấy tiếng đồng hồ tích tắc.

  • a ticking bomb

    một quả bom tích tắc

  • While we waited the taxi's meter kept ticking away.

    Trong khi chúng tôi chờ đợi, đồng hồ taxi vẫn tiếp tục tích tắc.

  • The sound of the clock's ticking kept her awake all night, causing her to feel exhausted during the day.

    Tiếng tích tắc của đồng hồ khiến cô mất ngủ suốt đêm, khiến cô cảm thấy kiệt sức vào ban ngày.

  • The Timex watch on his wrist silently ticked away, reminding him of the precious time he had left in the day.

    Chiếc đồng hồ Timex trên cổ tay anh lặng lẽ tích tắc, nhắc nhở anh về khoảng thời gian quý báu còn lại trong ngày.

meaning

to put a mark (✓) next to an item on a list, an answer, etc.

để đánh dấu ( ✓) bên cạnh một mục trong danh sách, một câu trả lời, v.v.

  • Please tick the appropriate box.

    Vui lòng đánh dấu vào ô thích hợp.

  • Tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to each question.

    Đánh dấu ‘có’ hoặc ‘không’ cho mỗi câu hỏi.

  • I've ticked the names of the people who have paid.

    Tôi đã đánh dấu tên những người đã trả tiền.

Idioms of vocabulary tick

the clock is ticking (down)
used to say that there's not much time left before something happens
  • The clock is ticking down to midnight on New Year’s Eve.
  • The clock is ticking for one mystery lottery winner who has less than 24 hours to claim a £64 million prize.
  • tick all the/somebody’s boxes
    (British English, informal)to do exactly the right things to please somebody
  • This is a movie that ticks all the boxes.
  • The house we would like to buy ticks all our boxes.
  • what makes somebody tick
    what makes somebody behave in the way that they do
  • I've never really understood what makes her tick.

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