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put the clock forward

put the clock forward verb: to change the time in a time zone to a later time.

Verb

put the clock forward (third-person singular simple present puts the clock forward, present participle putting the clock forward, simple past and past participle put the clock forward)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To change the time in a time zone to a later time.
    • Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks forward an hour.

Forms of put the clock forward

third-person singular presentputs the clock forward
present participleputting the clock forward
past participleput the clock forward
pastput the clock forward
alternative formput the clocks forward

Questions about put the clock forward

What does put the clock forward mean?
Put the clock forward means to change the time in a time zone to a later time.
What part of speech is put the clock forward?
Put the clock forward is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the clock forward?
The past tense of put the clock forward is put the clock forward.

Words near put the clock forward in the dictionary

  1. put the cart before the horse
  2. put the case
  3. put the cat among the pigeons
  4. put the change on someone
  5. put the clock back
  6. put the clock forward
  7. put the clocks back
  8. put the cork back in the bottle
  9. put the dead wood on
  10. put the fear of God into
  11. put the feedbag on

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