{
    "term": "click",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "click",
            "heSheIt": "clicks"
        },
        "pastSimple": "clicked",
        "pastParticiple": "clicked",
        "ingForm": "clicking"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to choose a particular function or item on a computer screen, etc., by pressing one of the buttons on a mouse or touchpad",
            "sensetop": "click somethingclick on somethingclick for something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**Click here** to add your opinion to the survey."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Click the** OK **button** to start.",
                    "contextForm": "click something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Just **click the link** below."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **clicked on the link** to the next page of the website.",
                    "contextForm": "click on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Click for more images.",
                    "contextForm": "click for something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Computers"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make or cause something to make a short sharp sound",
            "sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)+ adj.click something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The cameras clicked away.",
                    "contextForm": "(+ adv./prep.)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bolt clicked into place."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The door **clicked shut**.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **clicked his fingers** at the waiter.",
                    "contextForm": "click something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Polly **clicked her tongue** in annoyance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The corporal clicked his heels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police officer clicked a pair of handcuffs around his wrists."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to suddenly become clear or understood",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Suddenly **it clicked**—we'd been talking about different people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It all **clicked into place**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pieces of the puzzle suddenly clicked together."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to become friends with somebody at once; to become popular with somebody",
            "sensetop": "click with somebody",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We met at a party and clicked immediately."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's never really clicked with his students.",
                    "contextForm": "click with somebody"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to work well together",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The team don't seem to have clicked yet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have clicked well together recently."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/klɪk/",
                "audio": "cl/click/click__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/klɪks/",
                "audio": "cl/click/clicks__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/klɪkt/",
                "audio": "cl/click/clicked__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈklɪkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "cl/click/clicking__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/klɪk/",
                "audio": "cl/click/click__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/klɪks/",
                "audio": "cl/click/clicks__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/klɪkt/",
                "audio": "cl/click/clicked__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈklɪkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "cl/click/clicking__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative."
}