"put the clock forward" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put the clock forward.ogg [Australia] Forms: puts the clock forward [present, singular, third-person], putting the clock forward [participle, present], put the clock forward [participle, past], put the clock forward [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> the clock forward}} put the clock forward (third-person singular simple present puts the clock forward, present participle putting the clock forward, simple past and past participle put the clock forward)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To change the time in a time zone to a later time. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: put the clocks forward Related terms: put the clock back
    Sense id: en-put_the_clock_forward-en-verb-UyDCxexc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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