click for

verb

To acquire or gain (something).

“After two hours of studying, it finally clicked for me.”

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Meanings

verbclick for (third-person singular simple present clicks for, present participle clicking for, simple past and past participle clicked for)

present singular third person clicks for · participle present clicking for · participle past clicked for · past clicked for

  1. slangtransitiveTo acquire or gain (something).

    He made money after clicking for an inside edge in the market.

  2. transitiveTo suddenly make sense to (someone).

    After two hours of studying, it finally clicked for me.

Cite this entry
APA

click for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/click%20for

MLA

“click for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/click%20for. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “click for,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/click%20for.

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