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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

tick over en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, of an engine) to idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear).
  2. (idiomatic, qualifier:of) To run smoothly and without problems.
    • While the boss was on holiday, the deputy made sure things were ticking over in the firm.
    • So soon we're too old to carry We knew we only had a little while In the middle keep ticking over Before you know it, parent a parent 2011, The Maccabees, Pelican:

Forms

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ticks over Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ticked over Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ticked over Tense=Past lexicographic
ticking over Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic