Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give the word

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
give the -word
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To communicate or signal to another that an action or event is allowed to commence or should be commenced, usually but not necessarily by linguistic communication.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the concept of using a certain word used as a signal to others that they are allowed to commence on some event. While the term originally meant that a pre-decided word was to be used, the term has since evolved to mean giving allowance for an event to commence in general, not necessarily by a specific word.

Inflected Forms

gives the word (present, singular) giving the word (participle, present) gave the word (past) given the word (participle, past)

Phrases

given the choice give the go-ahead give the thumbs-up

Frequently Paired Words

given the choice give the go-ahead give the thumbs-up

Synonyms

say the word

Questions

What does give the word mean?
To communicate or signal to another that an action or event is allowed to commence or should be commenced, usually but not necessarily by linguistic communication.
Where does give the word come from?
From the concept of using a certain word used as a signal to others that they are allowed to commence on some event. While the term originally meant that a pre-decided word was to be used, the term has since evolved to mean giving allowance for an event to commence in general, not necessarily by a specific word.

How to pronounce give the word

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