click

verb

ˈklik How to pronounce click (audio)
Definition of clicknext
1
as in to relate
to form a close personal relationship we just clicked from the moment we met

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2
as in to go
to turn out as planned or desired sometimes an idea simply clicks

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Recent Examples of click To read the results of previous reader polls, click here. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025 With a popgun offence, the defensive seams showing and a work rate that has clicked in and out all season, the club determined that something had to be done. — Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025 The pieces of its plot are often left floating in mid-air until their function clicks into place, via either explanation or overt symbolism. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025 How to sign up To sign up for this one-week newsletter series, click here and enter your email address. — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for click
Recent Examples of Synonyms for click
  1. relate
  2. go
  3. commune
  4. succeed
  5. bond
Verb
  • The keepers of the winter count are charged not only with recording new events but with relating the community’s history by translating the symbolized events to an oral performance.
    — Christopher T. Green, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
  • During the sketch, Thompson called out the fact that Darius and Murphy's Morgan, who wore a shimmery red jacket and a comically large gold medallion, seemed like they might be related.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Definition of relate
Verb
  • If that snood suddenly shortens, your gobbler has gone from relaxed to alert, and the jig might be up.
    — Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That game was just the start of an epic back-and-forth that’s seen the coaches meet in two Final Fours — and win one apiece; go head-to-head in the NBA and Conference USA; and later share a state when Pitino led Louisville and Calipari helmed Kentucky.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of go
Verb
  • And then there’s that — art history, her forebears, with whom these paintings are communing.
    — Adam Moss, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The premise of The Message would appear to be even more callous: this ragtag trio roam the countryside with a little girl who can commune with animals, alive or dead.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of commune
Verb
  • Rosé’s album may be succeeding in part because Blackpink fans are so excited this week.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Sanchez, who starts March 31, succeeds interim executive director Janice Dawe.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of succeed
Verb
  • Whereas cars shut us off from other people, bikes open up opportunities to bond.
    — Elizabeth Endicott, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Cu bump interconnect process to bond the silicon PD (Photodetector) pixels to the electronic readout circuit.
    — Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of bond

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“Click.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/click. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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