Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passed the bar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
passed the bar
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does passed the bar mean?
simple past and past participle of pass the bar

How to pronounce passed the bar

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