klappen.
to clap (make a soft clapping sound, particularly of something being closed)
Meaning & usage
to clap (make a soft clapping sound, particularly of something being closed)
to fold; to flip; to bend (to close or open a hinge)
Zum Transport muss diese Liege geklappt werden.
to work out, to succeed, to function correctly, etc.
Wenn alles klappt, bin ich um sieben zu Hause.
einwandfrei klappen.
Where this word comes from
A Central and Low German verb, from Middle Low German klappen, from Old Saxon **klappōn, probably from Proto-West Germanic *klappōn, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną. Cognate with Dutch klappen, English clap, Old High German klapfō (“clapping sound”). Also related with German klaffen (“to be wide open”).
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