Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

had something to show for something

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English

Syllables
had -some-thing -to show -for -some-thing
IPA
55
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does had something to show for something mean?
simple past and past participle of have something to show for something

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