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knocks on the door of

knocks on the door of is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 knocks on the door of

What is knocks on the door of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knocks on the door of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of knock on the door of.

Words near knocks on the door of in the dictionary

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

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