click

verb

ˈklik How to pronounce click (audio)
Definition of clicknext
1
as in to relate
to form a close personal relationship we just clicked from the moment we met

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Relevance
2
as in to go
to turn out as planned or desired sometimes an idea simply clicks

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Recent Examples of click And navigating a website might involve deciphering images or knowing what links to click. — Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 Aquarius January 20 – February 18 The team plan may finally click once the next step is clear. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026 According to a Pew Research Center study, users clicked a traditional search result in only 8% of searches that showed an AI summary, roughly half the rate of searches without one. — Haozhuang Dai, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Apple says its genuine threat notifications will never ask you to click a link, open a file, install an app or profile, or give someone your Apple Account password or verification code by email or phone. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for click
Recent Examples of Synonyms for click
  1. relate
  2. go
  3. commune
  4. succeed
  5. bond
Verb
  • Neiman speculates that polyploidy and the snail’s unusual reproductive strategies are related.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Though theories implicated everyone from rival rapper Biggie Smalls to Knight’s wife Sharitha — neither of whom was ever charged in connection with the murder — investigators long suspected the killing was gang-related.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of relate
Verb
  • Even near the end of an August in which the Jays went 17-11, the team posted a near-average wRC+ (101 entering Sunday).
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, the breakeven rate of employment growth, or the number of net new jobs needed each month to keep the unemployment rate steady, actually went slightly negative during the summer and fall of 2025.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • Shenandoah National Park is a hiker’s delight with hundreds of miles of trails and countless opportunities to commune with nature.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Their authors swim for the interior journey, to commune with a place and the elements, with other women, and their own bodies.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of commune
Verb
  • Four years after succeeding founder Virgil Abloh as the creative lead at Off-White, Ib Kamara has departed the brand.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Republicans are trying to tie the Democratic Party in general to the democratic socialist candidates who have succeeded this year in running for office.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of succeed
Verb
  • Maybe the lasting message of Furious, until its second season arrives, is that there are no answers — or at least, none that can be said louder than a whisper shared between new friends bonding during a jailhouse meeting.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • By choosing a highly machinable material and bonding it, Flit achieves a frame that as light and structurally sound as titanium, but at a fraction of the production complexity – and cost.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of bond

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“Click.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/click. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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