English · Common Verbs
knocked
/nɒkt/
[/nɒkt/]
past tense of knock
Beginnerverb
Definition
Past tense and past participle of 'knock': to have hit a door to be let in in the past.
Example
She knocked softly and waited a moment before she opened the bedroom door.
She knocked softly and waited a moment before she opened the bedroom door.
Etymology
From Old English 'cnocian', of imitative origin.
How & Where It’s Used
Used to describe a completed action in the past.