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tick

 
 
/tɪk/ verb

Translation

CLOCK [I] If a clock or watch ticks, it makes a sound every second.
(saat) tik sesi çıkararak çalışmak; tiklemek; tik sesi çıkarmak
2011092
MARK [T] UK to mark something with a tick
işaretlemek, kontrol etmek
3020
what makes sb tick informal the reasons for someone's behaviour
davranışlarının sebebi; neden öyle davrandığının gerekçesi
931
tick away/by phrasal verb
If seconds or minutes tick away or by, they pass.
(saniyeler/dakikalar) geçmek, ilerlemek, akıp gitmek
With the final seconds ticking away, Milan scored a goal.1548
tick sth off phrasal verb UK ( US check sth off)
to put a small mark next to something on a list to show that you have dealt with it
Kontrol edildi' işareti koymak
1213
tick sb off phrasal verb informal
CRITICIZE UK to tell someone that they have done something wrong and that you are angry about it
azarlamak, paylamak, haşlamak
I got ticked off for not going to the meeting.1182
ANNOY US to annoy someone
rahatsız etmek; canını sıkmak
989
tick over/along phrasal verb UK
If a business or system ticks over, it continues to work but makes little progress.
ağı ağır işlemek; ağır ağır çalışmaya devam etmek; rölantide gitmek/çalışmak
Carlton managed to keep the business ticking over.13581832
(Definition of tick verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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