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clock onto

clock onto verb: synonym of clock on (but used transitively).

Verb

clock onto (third-person singular simple present clocks onto, present participle clocking onto, simple past and past participle clocked onto)

  1. Synonym of clock on (but used transitively).
    • He clocked onto his shift late.
    Synonyms:
    clock on
  2. (transitive) To recognize or acknowledge (something).
    • The company clocked onto her subterfuge and fired her for it.

Synonyms of clock onto

Forms of clock onto

third-person singular presentclocks onto
present participleclocking onto
past participleclocked onto
pastclocked onto

Questions about clock onto

What does clock onto mean?
Clock onto means synonym of clock on (but used transitively).
What part of speech is clock onto?
Clock onto is a verb.
What is the past tense of clock onto?
The past tense of clock onto is clocked onto.

Words near clock onto in the dictionary

  1. clock key
  2. clock move
  3. clock of the mountains
  4. clock off
  5. clock on
  6. clock onto
  7. clock out
  8. clock paradox
  9. clock paradoxes
  10. clock patience
  11. clock radio

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