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PRONUNCIATION OF CLOCK UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLOCK UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clock up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb clock up in English.

WHAT DOES CLOCK UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clock up in the English dictionary

The definition of clock up in the dictionary is to record or register.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLOCK UP

PRESENT

Present
I clock up
you clock up
he/she/it clocks up
we clock up
you clock up
they clock up
Present continuous
I am clocking up
you are clocking up
he/she/it is clocking up
we are clocking up
you are clocking up
they are clocking up
Present perfect
I have clocked up
you have clocked up
he/she/it has clocked up
we have clocked up
you have clocked up
they have clocked up
Present perfect continuous
I have been clocking up
you have been clocking up
he/she/it has been clocking up
we have been clocking up
you have been clocking up
they have been clocking up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I clocked up
you clocked up
he/she/it clocked up
we clocked up
you clocked up
they clocked up
Past continuous
I was clocking up
you were clocking up
he/she/it was clocking up
we were clocking up
you were clocking up
they were clocking up
Past perfect
I had clocked up
you had clocked up
he/she/it had clocked up
we had clocked up
you had clocked up
they had clocked up
Past perfect continuous
I had been clocking up
you had been clocking up
he/she/it had been clocking up
we had been clocking up
you had been clocking up
they had been clocking up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will clock up
you will clock up
he/she/it will clock up
we will clock up
you will clock up
they will clock up
Future continuous
I will be clocking up
you will be clocking up
he/she/it will be clocking up
we will be clocking up
you will be clocking up
they will be clocking up
Future perfect
I will have clocked up
you will have clocked up
he/she/it will have clocked up
we will have clocked up
you will have clocked up
they will have clocked up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been clocking up
you will have been clocking up
he/she/it will have been clocking up
we will have been clocking up
you will have been clocking up
they will have been clocking up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would clock up
you would clock up
he/she/it would clock up
we would clock up
you would clock up
they would clock up
Conditional continuous
I would be clocking up
you would be clocking up
he/she/it would be clocking up
we would be clocking up
you would be clocking up
they would be clocking up
Conditional perfect
I would have clock up
you would have clock up
he/she/it would have clock up
we would have clock up
you would have clock up
they would have clock up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been clocking up
you would have been clocking up
he/she/it would have been clocking up
we would have been clocking up
you would have been clocking up
they would have been clocking up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you clock up
we let´s clock up
you clock up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to clock up
Past participle
clocked up
Present Participle
clocking up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLOCK UP

clochard
cloche
clock
clock card
clock face
clock golf
clock off
clock on
clock repairer
clock tower
clock-radio
clock-watcher
clock-watching
clocker
clocklike
clockmaker
clockwise
clockwork
clockwork precision
clod

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLOCK UP

back up
break up
buck up
crack up
dead from the neck up
fuck up
jack up
kick up
knock up
lock up
look up
muck up
pack up
pluck up
put someone´s back up
rack up
rock up
shack up
speak up
work up

Synonyms and antonyms of clock up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clock up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLOCK UP

Find out the translation of clock up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clock up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clock up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

时钟高达
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reloj hasta
570 millions of speakers

English

clock up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الساعة تصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

часы до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relógio até
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘড়ি আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

horloge jusqu´à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jam atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Uhr bis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロックアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시계 최대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng hồ lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடிகாரம் வரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घड्याळ अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clock fino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zegar się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

годинники до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceas sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρολόι μέχρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klok up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klocka upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klokke opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clock up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOCK UP»

The term «clock up» is regularly used and occupies the 66.169 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOCK UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clock up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOCK UP»

Discover the use of clock up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clock up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
a prison sentence of 12 months; thus round the clock, in prison for 12 months, [ the 12 hours of the clock face] clock n.3 see CLOCKER n.2. clock v.' (also clock up) 1 [late 19C+] to attain a given time or number in a race or similarly measured  ...
Jonathon Green, 2005
2
Modern CMOS Circuits Manual
... of the 401928 (or 74HC40192) dual-clock decade up/down counter Figure 9.52 Functional diagram of the 401938 (or 74HC40193) dual-clock binary up/ down counter Figure 9.55 Converter gives single-clock action on a dual-clock up/ down.
R. M. Marston, 1996
3
The Clock of Dreams: The Clock of Dreams
Only then did Titus Crow use the scanners again, and as he lifted the clock up out of the clearing he saw that the rush of nightmares from the subterranean abyss was greatly reduced. A few seconds later he landed his vessel beneath the ...
Brian Lumley, 1999
4
Concise English Dictionary
... off; clock up (coll.) to reach (a certain speed, score, etc.); like clockwork as smoothly as if driven by clockwork (fig.Y, o'clock, for earlier of the clock, as reckoned or shown by the clock* in a direction corresponding to that which would be taken ...
G. (Ed ). Davidson, 2007
5
A rudimentary treatise on clock and watch making
... smaller wheel or pinion J which works into it; and instead of the winding square being made on the arborof the barrel, it is made on the arbor of this pinion, which of course gives greater power in winding the clock up, by requiring more turns ...
E.B. Denison
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Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems: ...
... then if m.timestamp ↺ Cp then assign Up =0; else if m.timestamp > Cp then adjust global clock Cp by + (m.timestamp − Cp) ; Finally, this protocol handles the event of p's reset clock increasing to the maximum: event(reset clock Up increases ...
Ajoy K. Datta, Maria Gradinariu, 2006
7
The Log of the Flûte Rhinocéros, 1752
From 4 o'clock up until 8 o'clock in the evening, sounded several times. Found from 8 fathoms up to 10!4 fathoms, same bottom. At 8 o'clock, sighted a tidal rush, which took us [and] made us turn crosswise to the wind. The wind became dead ...
Donald E. Pusch, 2008
8
Movement Training for Actors
Then start pelvic rocking, like your own private jelly, wobble 12 o'clock to 6 o' clock, up, down, up, down, up, down. 8. Now do this from side to side, letting the knees release a little, so it also feels a bit like a massage to the lower back. It really ...
Jackie Snow, 2013
9
The Clock Repairer's Handbook
... spring over arbor and anchorpostwhenthe clockisbeing assembled(Fig39); the clip is released, when assembly is complete, by winding the clock up completely. My own method for an uncoiled spring isto straighten thespring out in my hands ...
Laurie Penman, 2013
10
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: 50th Anniversary Edition
He hooks his thumbs in his pockets and tips back and one-eyes that clock up on the wall. Then he rubs his nose. “You know—that old clock up there puts me in mind of the targets at the target range at Fort Riley. That's where I got my first ...
Ken Kesey, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOCK UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clock up is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Origin III to clock up more records
Origin III to clock up more records. ONE fan will walk into Suncorp Stadium tonight completely unaware they will be creating history for a State ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
2
Mid-week Fantasy stocktake
Sam Colquhoun [DEF, $279,000] – avg 73.7: If you're after a decent defensive downgrade who can still clock up the points, Colquhoun is a ... «AFL.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Official: New Contract For Leeds United Full-Back
... last term, scoring once. He missed the opening part of the campaign after picking up an injury, but returned to clock up regular game time. «Inside Futbol, Jul 15»
4
Cartoon Network has renewed five of its top-ranking series …
Adventure Time and Regular Show will enter their eighth season as a result of the renewal, while Uncle Grandpa and Steven Universe clock up ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
5
Furlong seals third national title on trot
In the boys' Under-19 steeplechase, Menapians' Enda Cloake ran a smooth race to clock up a new P.B. of 10.04.20, in his first year of athletics ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Riderz clock up five podium spots in Crit 4
Bellahouston Park race circuit welcomed the 'Best of Scottish' on Sunday as the cream of the nation's cycling talent went head to head for glory ... «Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra, Jul 15»
7
#GymFails: 11 Mistakes Ruining Your Workout
Unfortunately, a banana for breakfast, a chicken and leaf salad for lunch and a green vegetable smoothie in the evening will only clock up ... «Marie Claire.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
3. Pick the right food at the airport
Use them and clock up a few laps if you have time to kill. You'll have plenty of time on your bum on the plane. Packing your carry on lightly or ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
9
Soil trials deliver
VICTORIAN Government scientists will this year clock up 283 years of soil trials located at Hamilton, Horsham, Rutherglen and Walpeup. «Sunraysia Daily, Jul 15»
10
Hardy comedian comes bearing socialist ideals
Last year saw him clock up a tenth season of much-loved Radio 4 show 'Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation', while he is also renowned for ... «Shetland News, Jul 15»

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