put the clock back
put the clock back verb: to change the time in a time zone to an earlier time, e.g. for the end of daylight saving time.
Verb
put the clock back (third-person singular simple present puts the clock back, present participle putting the clock back, simple past and past participle put the clock back)
- To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time, e.g. for the end of daylight saving time.
- Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour.
- To put something back to the state it was in a previous era.
- He wants to turn the clock back to the 1950s.
- Synonyms:
- turn back the clock, turn the clocks back
Synonyms of put the clock back
Forms of put the clock back
| third-person singular present | puts the clock back |
|---|---|
| present participle | putting the clock back |
| past participle | put the clock back |
| past | put the clock back |
| alternative form | put the clocks back |
Questions about put the clock back
- What does put the clock back mean?
- Put the clock back means to change the time in a time zone to an earlier time, e.g. for the end of daylight saving time.
- What part of speech is put the clock back?
- Put the clock back is a verb.
- What is the past tense of put the clock back?
- The past tense of put the clock back is put the clock back.
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