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putting the clock forward

putting the clock forward is the present participle and gerund of put the clock forward.

Meaning of put the clock forward

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.

Questions about putting the clock forward

What is putting the clock forward the present participle and gerund of?
Putting the clock forward is the present participle and gerund of put the clock forward.

Words near putting the clock forward in the dictionary

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

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