Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look on the dark side of it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
look on the -dark- side of it
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To examine an aspect or facet of something in a negative view.

Dated; Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

looks on the dark side of it (present, singular) looking on the dark side of it (participle, present) looked on the dark side of it (participle, past) looked on the dark side of it (past)

Questions

What does look on the dark side of it mean?
To examine an aspect or facet of something in a negative view.

How to pronounce look on the dark side of it

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