Id | 2017-06-14 |
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Title | knock on the door and "knock at the door" |
Date | Wednesday June 14th 2017 |
Url | http://learnersdictionary.com/qa/-knock-on-the-door-and-knock-at-the-door- |
Question | What is the difference between "knock on the door" and "knock at the door"? — Kylie, Hong Kong |
Answer | The phrase "knock on the door" usually uses "knock" as a verb. Knocking on a door is using the knuckles of the hand to hit a door to get the attention of someone on the other side of the door. The phrase "knock at the door" uses "knock" as a noun. A knock at the door is the sound that someone hears when another person hits a door with their knuckles.
Sometimes "knock on the door" is used like "knock at the door" where "knock" is a noun, but this is less common.
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