Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

has one's wits about one

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
has one's wit-s about one
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does has one's wits about one mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's wits about one

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