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knock into

knock into verb: to impress, instill, teach or convince (someone) of a fact, realization or ability.

Verb

knock into (third-person singular simple present knocks into, present participle knocking into, simple past and past participle knocked into)

  1. (informal) To impress, instill, teach or convince (someone) of a fact, realization or ability.
    • He had to have obedience knocked into him.

Forms of knock into

third-person singular presentknocks into
present participleknocking into
past participleknocked into
pastknocked into

Questions about knock into

What does knock into mean?
Knock into means to impress, instill, teach or convince (someone) of a fact, realization or ability.
What part of speech is knock into?
Knock into is a verb.
What is the past tense of knock into?
The past tense of knock into is knocked into.

Words near knock into in the dictionary

  1. knock down a peg
  2. knock down ginger
  3. knock down to size
  4. knock for a loop
  5. knock in
  6. knock into
  7. knock into a cocked hat
  8. knock into shape
  9. knock it off
  10. knock it out of the ballpark
  11. knock it out of the park

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