crack on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [krak on, awn]
- /kræk ɒn, ɔn/
- /kræk ɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krak on, awn]
- /kræk ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of crack on words

phrasal verb crack on If you crack on with something, you continue doing it, especially with more effort than before, or as quickly as possible. 3
verb crack on to continue to do something as quickly as possible 3
verb without object crack on to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable. 1
verb without object crack on to break with a sudden, sharp sound: The branch cracked under the weight of the snow. 1
verb without object crack on to make a sudden, sharp sound in or as if in breaking; snap: The whip cracked. 1
verb without object crack on (of the voice) to break abruptly and discordantly, especially into an upper register, as because of weariness or emotion. 1

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Origin of crack on

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English crak(k)en (v.), crak (noun), Old English cracian to resound; akin to German krachen, Dutch kraken (v.), and German Krach, Dutch krak (noun)

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Parts of speech for Crack on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Crack on

crack on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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