to knock around
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Definition och betydelse av "knock around"på engelska

to knock around
01

slå flera gånger, slå

to strike someone or something multiple times 
Transitive: to knock around sb/sth
to knock around definition and meaning
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
skiljbar
partikel
around
grundverb
knock
presens
knock around
3:e person singular
knocks around
presens particip
knocking around
enkelt preteritum
knocked around
perfekt particip
knocked around
Exempel
The boxer is knocking around his opponent with heavy punches. 

Boxaren slår sin motståndare med tunga slag.

1.1

misshandla, behandla respektlöst

to treat someone or something in a careless, rough, or disrespectful manner 
Transitive: to knock around sb/sth
Exempel
The company is knocking around its employees, expecting them to work long hours for little pay. 

Företaget misshandlar sina anställda och förväntar sig att de ska arbeta långa timmar för liten lön.

02

ströva omkring, vandra

to spend time or travel without a clear plan or direction 
Transitive: to knock around a place
to knock around definition and meaning
Exempel
He's a seasoned wanderer who has been knocking around the globe for over two decades. 

Han är en erfaren vandrare som har strövat runt i världen i över två decennier.

03

hänga med, tillbringa tid med

to spend a considerable amount of time with someone, often implying close companionship or romantic involvement 
Intransitive
Exempel
The two have been knocking around since they met at university, forming an unbreakable bond. 

De två har hängt ihop sedan de träffades på universitetet och bildat en obrytbar band.

04

hänga runt, vara någonstans i närheten

to be somewhere nearby, but the exact location is unknown 
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Intransitive: to knock around somewhere
Exempel
My keys must be knocking around here somewhere. I just can't seem to find them. 

Mina nycklar måste ligga och skräpa här någonstans. Jag kan bara inte hitta dem.

05

diskutera informellt, fundera på idéer

to casually discuss or think about ideas, plans, or possibilities 
Transitive: to knock around an idea or plan
Exempel
I knocked some potential solutions around to the problem with my friend, but we didn't come up with anything definitive. 

Jag diskuterade några potentiella lösningar på problemet med min vän, men vi kom inte fram till något definitivt.

06

cirkulera, diskuteras

(of ideas, plans, etc.) to be casually discussed or brainstormed over a period of time 
Intransitive: to knock around | to knock around sometime
Exempel
These ideas have been knocking around for years, but no one has taken any concrete action yet. 

Dessa idéer har cirkulerat i åratal, men ingen har vidtagit några konkreta åtgärder ännu.

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