Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep counsel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
keep- -coun-sel
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To keep one's counsel.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

keeps counsel (present, singular) keeping counsel (participle, present) kept counsel (participle, past) kept counsel (past)

Questions

What does keep counsel mean?
To keep one's counsel.

How to pronounce keep counsel

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