Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giving someone a break

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
giv-ing -some-one a break
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of give someone a break

Questions

What does giving someone a break mean?
present participle and gerund of give someone a break

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