click

One press of a mouse button or similar control to select or open something on a screen.

• One click opens the menu.
• The page loads after a single click.
• You can buy tickets with just a few clicks.

How to use it: click on something (A click on the link opens a new page.)

Common phrases: single click, double click, click on something

A short, sharp sound made when small hard things touch or a mechanism moves.

• I heard a click behind me.
• The lock opened with a sharp click.
• Her camera made three quick clicks.

Common phrases: a loud click, a faint click, hear a click

One small movement that operates a switch or similar control.

• One click of the switch starts the machine.
• She adjusted the dial by two clicks.
• A quick click turned the lamp off.

Similar words: press

Common phrases: click of something, single click, one click

If you press a computer mouse button, you select or open something on the screen.

• Click the blue button.
• She clicked on the wrong icon.
• Click twice to open the folder.

How to use it: click on something (Click on the picture to make it larger.)

Common phrases: click a button, click on something, click an icon

If you select a website link, you visit that website.

• Click on our website for more information.
• Thousands of readers clicked on the site yesterday.
• Click the shop website to see the full range.

How to use it: click on something (Click on the website to read our latest news.)

Similar words: visit

Common phrases: click a website, click on something

If something suddenly makes sense, you understand it after being confused.

• Then everything clicked.
• The explanation finally clicked for me.
• It clicked when I saw the missing page.

How to use it: click for someone (The idea clicked for me during the second lesson.)

Similar words: make sense

Common phrases: finally click, suddenly click, click into place

If two people immediately like and understand each other, they get along well.

• We clicked immediately.
• She really clicks with her new teammates.
• Did you two click when you first met?

How to use it: click with someone (I clicked with my new roommate straight away.)

Similar words: hit it off, get along

Common phrases: click with someone, really click, click immediately

A written way to represent a short, sharp sound made by a button, lock, or similar object.

• Click! The lock opened.
• Click, click! She pressed the camera button twice.
• Click! The light came on.

Common phrases: click click, click goes something