Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

making a name for oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
mak-ing a -name -for one-self
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of make a name for oneself

Questions

What does making a name for oneself mean?
present participle and gerund of make a name for oneself

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