Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a finger in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
have a fin-ger in
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be concerned or involved in something.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

has a finger in (present, singular) having a finger in (participle, present) had a finger in (participle, past) had a finger in (past)

Phrases

have a finger in every pie have one's fingers in many pies

Questions

What does have a finger in mean?
To be concerned or involved in something.

How to pronounce have a finger in

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