Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know whether one is arthur or martha

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: know whether one is arthur or -martha
IPA

54

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be in a clear state of mind.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"His impression was that practically everyone at the party had been drinking on the night in question, and 'wouldn't have known whether they were Arthur or Martha."
"'For an hour or two after he's had that, he doesn't know whether he's Arthur or Martha.'"
"The poor little darling had so many mothers; she didn't know whether she was Arthur or Martha!"

Usage

Inflected Forms

knows whether one is Arthur or Martha (present, singular) knowing whether one is Arthur or Martha (participle, present) knew whether one was Arthur or Martha (past) known whether one was Arthur or Martha (participle, past)

Questions

What does know whether one is arthur or martha mean?: To be in a clear state of mind.

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