KO

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"

English

Etymology

Initialism of knock out. Initialism of kick-off.

Noun

KO (plural KOs or KO's)

  1. (boxing) Abbreviation of knock out.
  2. (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)

  1. (transitive, boxing) To knock someone out, to render someone unconscious.
    Joe KO'd the opposing boxer.
  2. (intransitive, sports) To start play.

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Anagrams

Chinese

Etymology

From English KO.

Pronunciation

Verb

KO

  1. (transitive, informal) to finish

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English KO.

Noun

KO(ケーオー) • (kē-ō) 

  1. (boxing) knockout

Verb

KO(ケーオー)する • (kē-ō suru) suru (stem KO(ケーオー)し (kē-ō shi), past KO(ケーオー)した (kē-ō shita))

  1. (boxing) to knock out

Conjugation

Conjugation of "KOする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
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

Extended conjugation of kē-ō suru "KOする" (Class: sa-gyō henkaku "s-irregular")
(See Appendix:Japanese verbs and Japanese conjugation)
Ren’yōkei ("continuative form") KOし [kē-ō shi]
Rentaikei ("attributive form") KOする [kē-ō suru]
Positive Negative
Conjunctive (te-form) KOして [kē-ō shite] KOしないで [kē-ō shinai de]
KOしなくて [kē-ō shinakute]
Non-past / Imperfective
Positive Negative
Plain KOする [kē-ō suru] KOしない [kē-ō shinai]
Polite KOします [kē-ō shimasu] KOしません [kē-ō shimasen]
Past / Perfective
Positive Negative
Plain KOした [kē-ō shita] KOしなかった [kē-ō shinakatta]
Polite KOしました [kē-ō shimashita] KOしませんでした [kē-ō shimasen deshita]
Passive
Verb stem KOされ [kē-ō sare]
Positive Negative
Plain KOされる [kē-ō sareru] KOされない [kē-ō sarenai]
Polite KOされます [kē-ō saremasu] KOされません [kē-ō saremasen]
Past KOされた [kē-ō sareta] KOされなかった [kē-ō sarenakatta]
Polite past KOされました [kē-ō saremashita] KOされませんでした [kē-ō saremasen deshita]
Causative
Verb stem KOさせ [kē-ō sase]
Positive Negative
Plain KOさせる [kē-ō saseru]
short form: KOさす [kē-ō sasu] 		KOさせない [kē-ō sasenai]
Polite KOさせます [kē-ō sasemasu] KOさせません [kē-ō sasemasen]
Past KOさせた [kē-ō saseta] KOさせなかった [kē-ō sasenakatta]
Polite past KOさせました [kē-ō sasemashita] KOさせませんでした [kē-ō sasemasen deshita]
Potential
Verb stem KOでき [kē-ō deki]
Positive Negative
Plain KOできる [kē-ō dekiru] KOできない [kē-ō dekinai]
Polite KOできます [kē-ō dekimasu] KOできません [kē-ō dekimasen]
Past KOできた [kē-ō dekita] KOできなかった [kē-ō dekinakatta]
Polite past KOできました [kē-ō dekimashita] KOできませんでした [kē-ō dekimasen deshita]
Imperative
Positive Negative
Meireikei / Firm instruction written: KOせよ [kē-ō seyo],
spoken: KOしろ [kē-ō shiro] 		—
Other imperative constructions
Positive Negative
Polite request KOしてください [kē-ō shite kudasai] KOしないでください [kē-ō shinai de kudasai]
-nasai form KOしなさい [kē-ō shinasai] —
Prohibitive / Do not 〜 — KOするな [kē-ō suru na]
Volitional / Presumptive
Positive Negative
Plain KOしよう [kē-ō shiyō] —
Polite KOしましょう [kē-ō shimashō] —
Conditional
Positive Negative
Hypothetical / Provisional KOすれば [kē-ō sureba] KOしなければ [kē-ō shinakereba]
colloquial: KOしなきゃ [kē-ō shinakya]
-tara form KOしたら [kē-ō shitara] KOしなかったら [kē-ō shinakattara]
Causative passive
Verb stem KOさせられ [kē-ō saserare]
Positive Negative
Plain KOさせられる [kē-ō saserareru] KOさせられない [kē-ō saserarenai]
Polite KOさせられます [kē-ō saseraremasu] KOさせられません [kē-ō saseraremasen]
Past KOさせられた [kē-ō saserareta] KOさせられなかった [kē-ō saserarenakatta]
Polite past KOさせられました [kē-ō saseraremashita] KOさせられませんでした [kē-ō saseraremasen deshita]
Desiderative (-tai form)
Positive Negative
Plain KOしたい [kē-ō shitai] KOしたくない [kē-ō shitaku nai]
For other desiderative forms, see たい#Inflection.
Progressive action and current state (-te iru form)
Positive Negative
Plain KOしている [kē-ō shite iru]
contraction: KOしてる [kē-ō shiteru] 		KOしていない [kē-ō shite inai]
contraction: KOしてない [kē-ō shitenai]
Polite KOしています [kē-ō shite imasu] KOしていません [kē-ō shite imasen]
Past KOしていた [kē-ō shite ita] KOしていなかった [kē-ō shite inakatta]
Polite past KOしていました [kē-ō shite imashita] KOしていませんでした [kē-ō shite imasen deshita]
Other forms and constructions
Archaic or classical negative KOせぬ [kē-ō senu] ¹
Archaic attributive negative
Colloquial or dialectal -ん negative KOせん [kē-ō sen]
Negative continuative KOせず [kē-ō sezu] ¹
(〜に): without 〜ing
Representative / Listing examples KOしたり [kē-ō shitari]
¹ Archaic form, now mostly used in set phrases, written language and formal speech.

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from English KO

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkeˈɔ/, /ˌkeˈo/

Adjective

KO m or f (plural KOs)

  1. unconscious
    Ele tomou dois shots e ficou logo KO. ― He drank two shots and lost his consciousness.

Noun

KO m (plural KOs)

  1. (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)

  1. 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, […]
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