Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

held a candle for

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
held a -can-dle -for
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of hold a candle for

Questions

What does held a candle for mean?
simple past and past participle of hold a candle for

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