answer the knock

Frequency: 8.222.5 per million words

to respond to a knock, usually by opening the door

knockVERB + NOUN

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answer

Examples (10)

  • She hurried to answer the knock at the door.
  • Could you please answer the knock? I'm busy in the kitchen.
  • He answered the knock to find a delivery person.
  • Don't answer the knock if you're not expecting anyone.
  • The children loved to answer every knock on Halloween night.
  • Who will answer the knock when we're not home?
  • She hesitated before answering the insistent knock.
  • I heard a soft knock, but no one answered it.
  • He was afraid to answer the loud knock in the middle of the night.
  • If there's a knock at the door, could you please answer it for me?