tap on in English

Forms: taps on [present, singular, third-person], tapping on [participle, present], tapped on [participle, past], tapped on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tap on (third-person singular simple present taps on, present participle tapping on, simple past and past participle tapped on)

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "taps on",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tapping on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tapped on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tapped on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To strike an object or a person lightly and swiftly."
      ],
      "id": "en-tap_on-en-verb-BeKVWxp2",
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          "strike",
          "strike"
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          "object"
        ],
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          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "lightly",
          "lightly"
        ],
        [
          "swiftly",
          "swiftly"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To strike an object or a person lightly and swiftly."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tap off"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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  "word": "tap on"
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "taps on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tapping on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tapped on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tapped on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "To strike an object or a person lightly and swiftly."
      ],
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          "object",
          "object"
        ],
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          "swiftly"
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        "(transitive) To strike an object or a person lightly and swiftly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tap on"
}

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"tap on" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms