Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give someone something to think about

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.15 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-one -some-thing -to -think about
IPA
53
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To threaten or provide a challenge to.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gives someone something to think about (present, singular) giving someone something to think about (participle, present) gave someone something to think about (past) given someone something to think about (participle, past)

Questions

What does give someone something to think about mean?
To threaten or provide a challenge to.

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