Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a fable for

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
have a -fa-ble -for
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have a weakness for.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the French "avoir un faible pour". Faible is cognate with foible and feeble.

Inflected Forms

has a fable for (present, singular) having a fable for (participle, present) had a fable for (participle, past) had a fable for (past)

Questions

What does have a fable for mean?
To have a weakness for.
Where does have a fable for come from?
From the French "avoir un faible pour". Faible is cognate with foible and feeble.

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