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knocked on the door of

knocked on the door of is the simple past and past participle 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

Questions about knocked on the door of

What is knocked on the door of the simple past and past participle of?
Knocked on the door of is the simple past and past participle of knock on the door of.

Words near knocked on the door of in the dictionary

  1. knocked it out of the park
  2. knocked off
  3. knocked off someone's block
  4. knocked on
  5. knocked on heaven's door
  6. knocked on the door of
  7. knocked on the head
  8. knocked on wood
  9. knocked one out
  10. knocked one out of the ball park
  11. knocked one out of the ballpark

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