WHAT MAKES SOMEONE TICK

Meaning of WHAT MAKES SOMEONE TICK in English

informal

what motivates someone.

→ tick

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

WHAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHAT — I. (|)(h)wä]t, (|)(h)wə] also (|)(h)wȯ]; usu ]d.+V pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TICK — I. ˈtik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tyke, teke; akin to Old English ticia tick, Middle High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKES — present third singular of make plural of make
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHAT — /hwut, hwot, wut, wot/ ; unstressed /hweuht, weuht/ , pron. 1. (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TICK — tick 1 /tik/ , n. 1. a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock. 2. Chiefly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHAT — I. ˈhwät, ˈhwət, ˈwät, ˈwət pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TICK — I. ˈtik noun Etymology: Middle English tyke, teke; akin to Middle High German zeche tick, Armenian tiz Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHAT — noun something; thing; stuff. 2. what (·pron, ·adj, ·adv) as a relative pronoun. 3. what (interrogative ·adv) why? for what …
Webster English vocab
TICK — noun ticking. ·see ticking, ·noun. 2. tick ·vi to go on trust, or credit. 3. tick ·noun a quick, audible …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHAT — [what] pron [ME, fr. OE hwaet, neut. of hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1)--used as an interrogative …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TICK — [tick] n [ME tyke, teke; akin to MHG zeche tick, Arm tiz] (14c) 1: any of a superfamily (Ixodoidea of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHAT — / wɒt; NAmE wɑːt; wʌt/ pronoun , determiner 1. used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TICK — / tɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] tick (away) ( of a clock, etc. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — what S1 W1 /wɒt $ wɑːt, wʌt/ BrE AmE pronoun , determiner , predeterminer [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TICK — I. tick 1 /tɪk/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,3-5: Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Origin unknown. ] [ Sense 2: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TICK — n. & v. --n. 1 a slight recurring click esp. that of a watch or clock. 2 esp. Brit. colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TICK — n. & v. n. 1 a slight recurring click esp. that of a watch or clock. 2 esp. Brit. colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1. asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Oxford English vocab
TICK
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
WHAT — Usually pronounced /(h)wɒt/ for meanings 2, 4 and 5. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TICK — ( ticks, ticking, ticked) 1. A tick is a written mark like a V: ✓. It is used to show …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ in questions when …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TICK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a clock ticks (= makes regular quiet sounds that shows it is working ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pron. Function: pronoun Synonyms: SOMEBODY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEONE — pronoun Synonyms: somebody
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TICK — I. noun Tick is used before these nouns: ↑ box II. verb 1 of a clock, etc. ADVERB ▪ loudly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TICK — n. 25B6; noun put a tick against the item of your choice : mark, stroke; N. Amer. check, check mark. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHAT — pronoun 1 BAD : A woman can do everything what a man can do. GOOD : A woman can do …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHAT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TICK — I сущ. 1) чехол (матраца, подушки) 2) тик (материя) II 1. сущ. 1) тиканье 2) жужжание, гудение 3) галочка, знак, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEONE — мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Syn : somebody, anybody кто-то, кто-нибудь, кто-либо - * else кто-то другой - * else's чужой, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAKES — Делает
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAKES — Производить
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MAKES — Делать
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHAT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TICK — tick.ogg _I 1. tık n 1. 1> тиканье, тик-так the tick of the clock - тиканье часов 2> жужжание, гудение …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEONE — someone.ogg ʹsʌm|wʌn,-ʹsʌmwən indef pron кто-то, кто-нибудь, кто-либо someone else - кто-то другой someone else's - чужой, не свой someone or …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEONE — someone мест.; неопред.кто-нибудь, кто-то Someone knocked at the door. — В дверь кто-то постучал. Syn:somebody, anybodyGram: someone
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHAT
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TICK — _I 1. tık n 1. 1> тиканье, тик-так the tick of the clock - тиканье часов 2> жужжание, гудение the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEONE — indef pron кто-то, кто-нибудь, кто-либо someone else - кто-то другой someone else's - чужой, не свой someone or other - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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