Speakur

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keep one's wits about one

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
keep- one's wit-s about one
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of have one's wits about one.

Inflected Forms

keeps one's wits about one (present, singular) keeping one's wits about one (participle, present) kept one's wits about one (participle, past) kept one's wits about one (past)

Questions

What does keep one's wits about one mean?
Alternative form of have one's wits about one.

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