Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i told you so

/aɪ̯ toʊ̯ld ju soʊ̯/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: i -told y-ou -so
IPA: /aɪ̯ toʊ̯ld ju soʊ̯/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to remind someone that they were already warned by the speaker or writer that a certain event would happen.

Informal

Example Sentences

"“See that, man!”[…]. Of this he took a taste, and straightening up, looked into my eyes with an expression of elation⁠—as much as to say “I told you so!”"
"For the left, the seismic week delivered an “I told you so” years in the making."
"And when you wake up next to him in the middle of the night ¶ With your head in your hands you’re nothing more than his wife ¶ And when you think about me all of those years ago ¶ You're standing face to face with ""i told you so"""

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /aɪ̯ toʊ̯ld ju soʊ̯/
British English: /aɪ̯ təʊ̯ld juː səʊ̯/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

I told you so ! (canonical) I told you (alternative) told you (alternative) told you so (alternative)

Phrases

what you see is what you get

Frequently Paired Words

what you see is what you get

Synonyms

what did I tell you

Questions

How do you pronounce i told you so?: The recorded pronunciation is /aɪ̯ toʊ̯ld ju soʊ̯/.
What does i told you so mean?: Used to remind someone that they were already warned by the speaker or writer that a certain event would happen.

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