Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go to the well

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.72 in modern English

Syllables
go -to the well
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To draw on a resource or reserve that may be at risk of being exhausted.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

goes to the well (present, singular) going to the well (participle, present) went to the well (past) gone to the well (participle, past)

Phrases

the jug goes to the well until it breaks the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last

Frequently Paired Words

the jug goes to the well until it breaks the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last

Questions

What does go to the well mean?
To draw on a resource or reserve that may be at risk of being exhausted.

How to pronounce go to the well

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