Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have one's finger on the pulse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: have one's fin-ger on the pulse
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

2

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To understand (something) well.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The marketing firm I use has its finger on the consumers' pulse."
"He has his finger on the pulse of his company, and thinks he needs to hire a few more people in sales and get rid of a few from research and development."
"Kate's choice to don her pink suit again now, at the height of the Barbiecore trend, shows the royal really does have her finger on the pulse. That, paired with her statement belt and the fact pearls are having a real fashion moment (courtesy of the Met Gala) is three big ticks from us."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

has one's finger on the pulse (present, singular) having one's finger on the pulse (participle, present) had one's finger on the pulse (participle, past) had one's finger on the pulse (past) have (one's) fingers on the pulse (alternative)

Questions

What does have one's finger on the pulse mean?: To understand (something) well.

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