klokken — meaning in English

English meaning

• clock noun A device that displays or measures the time of day.
• time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.

Senses

klokken is used for these senses in English:

• clock (British, slang) To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.
• time To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.

clock — full definition

1. noun A device that displays or measures the time of day.
2. noun The odometer of a vehicle, which records distance travelled.
3. verb To measure the time or speed of something.
4. verb To notice or become aware of something.
5. verb To illegally alter a vehicle's odometer to show a lower mileage.

time — full definition

1. noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.
2. verb To measure how long something takes, or to choose the moment it happens.
3. intj A call announcing that a pause or break is over, or that closing time has arrived.

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