Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

having the best of it

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.38 in modern English

Syllables
hav-ing the best of it
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of have the best of it

Questions

What does having the best of it mean?
present participle and gerund of have the best of it

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