Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

left-click

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
left--click
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To press the left button on a computer mouse.

Intransitive verb

verb

To activate an item on the screen by left-clicking while the pointer is over it.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

left-clicks (present, singular) left-clicking (participle, present) left-clicked (participle, past) left-clicked (past) leftclick (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

middle-click right-click

Synonyms

click

Questions

What does left-click mean?
To press the left button on a computer mouse.

How to pronounce left-click

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “left-click”.
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