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knock at the door of

knock at the door of is the alternative form of knock on the door of.

Meaning of knock on the door of

Verb

knock on the door of (third-person singular simple present knocks on the door of, present participle knocking on the door of, simple past and past participle knocked on the door of)

  1. To ask for entrance or admission into.
    • Every year, thousands of students knock on the door of Ivy League universities.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knock, on, the, door, of.
    • Who can it be knocking at my door?
      Go away, don't come 'round here no more
      Can't you see that it's late at night?
      I'm very tired and I'm not feeling right1981, Men at Work, “Who Can It Be Now?”, in Business as Usual

Forms of knock at the door of

third-person singular presentknocks at the door of
present participleknocking at the door of
past participleknocked at the door of
pastknocked at the door of

Questions about knock at the door of

What is knock at the door of the alternative form of?
Knock at the door of is the alternative form of knock on the door of.

Words near knock at the door of in the dictionary

  1. knock a skunk off a gut wagon
  2. knock about
  3. knock and run
  4. knock around
  5. knock at the door
  6. knock at the door of
  7. knock back
  8. knock boots
  9. knock box
  10. knock boxes
  11. knock dead

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