KO
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"
English
Etymology
Initialism of knock out. Initialism of kick-off.
Noun
- (boxing) Abbreviation of knock out.
- (sports) Abbreviation of kick-off (“the time or manner of start of play”).
Verb
KO (third-person singular simple present KOs or KO's, present participle KOing or KO'ing, simple past and past participle KOed or KO'd or KO'ed)
- (transitive, boxing) To knock someone out; to render someone unconscious.
- Joe KO'd the opposing boxer.
- (intransitive, sports) To start play.
Translations
to knock somebody out
Anagrams
Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kei1 ou1
- Yale: kēi ōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: kei1 ou1
- Guangdong Romanization: kéi1 ou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯⁵⁵ ou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
KO
- (transitive, informal) to finish
Japanese
Etymology
Noun
KO • (kē-ō)
Verb
KOする • (kē-ō suru) suru (stem KOし (kē-ō shi), past KOした (kē-ō shita))
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | KOし | ケーオーし | kē-ō shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | KOし | ケーオーし | kē-ō shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | KOする | ケーオーする | kē-ō suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | KOする | ケーオーする | kē-ō suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | KOすれ | ケーオーすれ | kē-ō sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | KOせよ¹ KOしろ² |
ケーオーせよ¹ ケーオーしろ² |
kē-ō seyo¹ kē-ō shiro² |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | KOされる | ケーオーされる | kē-ō sareru |
| Causative | KOさせる KOさす |
ケーオーさせる ケーオーさす |
kē-ō saseru kē-ō sasu |
| Potential | KOできる | ケーオーできる | kē-ō dekiru |
| Volitional | KOしよう | ケーオーしよう | kē-ō shiyō |
| Negative | KOしない | ケーオーしない | kē-ō shinai |
| Negative continuative | KOせず | ケーオーせず | kē-ō sezu |
| Formal | KOします | ケーオーします | kē-ō shimasu |
| Perfective | KOした | ケーオーした | kē-ō shita |
| Conjunctive | KOして | ケーオーして | kē-ō shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | KOすれば | ケーオーすれば | kē-ō sureba |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References
- “KO”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- “KO” in Weblio Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from English KO
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkeˈɔ/, /ˌkeˈo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkeˈɔ/
Adjective
KO m or f (plural KOs)
- unconscious
- Ele tomou dois shots e ficou logo KO. ― He drank two shots and lost his consciousness.
Noun
KO m (plural KOs)
- (sports) KO, knockout
- A luta acabou com um KO em poucos segundos. ― The fight ended with a KO in a few seconds.
Swedish
Proper noun
KO c (genitive KO:s)
- abbreviation of Konsumentombudsmannen (“The Consumer Ombudsman”); a konsumentombudsman (“consumer ombudsman”).
- 2023 December 8, Sara Johansson, “KO söker praxis – för bedrägeridrabbads talan mot Nordea [CO seeks precedent – on behalf of fraud victims' claims against Nordea]”, in Dagens Juridik:
- I och med den nya stämningen ska domstolen, enligt KO, pröva om banken i sin egenskap av avtalspart till den drabbade konsumenten har gjort vad som ankommer på banken för att skydda konsumentens pengar.
- With the new lawsuit, the court is to assess, according to the Consumer Ombudsman, whether the bank, in its capacity as a contracting party to the affected consumer, has fulfilled its obligations to protect the consumer's money.
- 2024 April 25, Erik Söderholm, “DNB svarar på kritiken: ”Mycket förvånade” [DNB responds to the criticism: “Very surprised”]”, in Vi Bilägare:
- Men DNB håller inte alls med om KO:s bedömning, uppger bankens presskontakt […]
- However, DNB does not agree at all with the Consumer Ombudsman’s assessment, according to the bank's press contact, […]