klappen

Pronunciation: /ˈklapən/

“klappen” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

to clap (make a soft clapping sound, particularly of something being closed)
to fold; to flip; to bend (to close or open a hinge)
to work out, to succeed, to function correctly, etc.

Etymology

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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